Checkendon is a Town in the county of Oxfordshire.

Retail in Checkendon

There are great places to visit near Checkendon including some great ancient sites, cities, shopping centres, towns and historic buildings.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Checkendon area like The Rollright Stones, The King Stone, The Whispering Knights, and The Kings Men.

There are a several good cities in the area around Checkendon like Oxford.

Don't miss Westgate Oxford's shopping centres if visiting the area around Checkendon.

The area close to Checkendon boasts some of the best towns including Banbury.

The area around Checkendon's best historic buildings can be found at Upton House.

Checkendon History

There are some historic monuments around Checkendon:

• Dovecote at Manor Farm, South Stoke
• Castle Grove camp
• Long barrow 140m north west of Cooks Cottages
• North Stoke henge and ring ditch site
• High Bridge
• Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork.
• Wallingford Bridge
• Saxon town
• Wallingford Castle
• Earthworks in Friarhampstead Wood
• Camp on Bozedown
• Wallingford Town Walls
• Site of manor house and royal palace
• Grim's Ditch; portion from Mongewell Park Lodge to S of Nuffield church
• Bix old church
• Greys Court; castle wall, towers and well house
• Long barrow 340m north west of Cooks Cottages
• Romano-British settlement 520m north west of Cooks Cottages
• Grim's Ditch: two sections in Portobello Wood, Holies Shaw and High Holies Wood Gap