Museums · West Midlands
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum — Military museum in Woodstock, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Palace Station · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2014. Address: OX20 1SS. Wikidata describes it as: "Military museum in Woodstock, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.8483°, -1.3572°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Blenheim Park SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum is a military museum in the town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, north of Oxford. The museum is on the edge of the Cotswolds.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Colonel Robin Evelegh, in whose memory the Evelegh Gallery is named, and Colonel Tim May both played a leading role in the idea and development of the £3.2 million museum which was opened by the Princess Royal in 2014. The museum was created to honour soldiers from Oxfordshire regiments and present their history. The museum is located in the grounds of The Oxfordshire Museum, with access through the entrance of that museum.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8483, -1.3572
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Woodstock
- Postcode
- OX20 1SS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Established
- 2014
- Nearest railway station
- Palace Station — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.sofo.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q22080062 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum?
- Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX20 1SS), in the parish of Woodstock.
- When was Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum built?
- Built or established in 2014.
- Is Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum is part of the Blenheim Park SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Palace Station, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX20 1SS.