Leafield
Leafield is a Village in the county of Oxfordshire.
There are great places to visit near Leafield including some great ancient sites, cities, shopping centres, towns and historic buildings.
Leafield's best nearby ancient sites can be found at The Rollright Stones, The King Stone, The Whispering Knights, and The Kings Men.
Don't miss Oxford's cities if visiting the area around Leafield.
There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Leafield like Westgate Oxford.
Places near Leafield feature a number of interesting towns including Banbury.
Upton House is a great place to visit close to Leafield if you like historic buildings.
Leafield History
There are some historic monuments around Leafield:
- Oaklands Farm Roman villa
- Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain
- Bowl barrow 525m north of Barter's Hill Farm
- Lew village cross
- The remains of a medieval moated manor, priory, settlement and associated features, Cogges
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 150m north of Roustage Wood
- Waterman's Lodge bowl barrow, one of a pair of Bronze Age barrows on the western edge of Wychwood Forest
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill in Wychwood Forest
- Bowl barrow 270m east of Spelsburydown Farm barns
- Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch running into the northern edge of Shilcott Wood on the Ditchley Estate
- Anglo-Saxon burial mound 450m north west of University Farm
- Long barrow 250m south of Ellen's Lodge in Shilcott Wood on the Ditchley Park Estate
- Long barrow situated in Southlawn Plain Woods
- Brize's Lodge bowl barrow, 400m east of Gospel Oak
- Moated site at Manor Farm
- Shrunken medieval village NW of Churchill old church
- Earthwork at Lowbarrow Farm
- Lowland Barn Romano-British farmstead 200m north west of Bury Hill
- Knollbury camp hillfort
- Fawler Roman villa
- Ascott d'Oyley 12th century motte and bailey castle and associated earthworks
- Hawk Stone standing stone 700m south of Claridges Barn
- Pair of Bronze Age round barrows and surrounding Civil War fieldworks 180m north-west of Park Farm
- One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m NW of High Lodge
- A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park
- Medieval settlement of Widford immediately east of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m west of Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest
- Skew Plantation bowl barrow
- The Roundabout hillfort, 460m west of Barter's Hill Farm
- Rectangular enclosures 1100yds (1010m) NW of Mount Owen Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m south west of Hill Farm, Lidstone
- Butter cross
- Walcot ornamental fishponds and garden earthworks
- Pain's Farm bowl barrow 30m south of Pain's Farm Cottages
- Lyneham long barrow and standing stone, 480m north east of Hill Barn
- Pair of bowl barrows at Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest
- Bowl barrow 150m east of Waterman's Lodge: one of a pair of Bronze Age barrows on the western edge of Wychwood Forest
- Taston village cross
- Minster Lovell Hall
- Over Chalford medieval settlement
- Bowl barrow 150m north-west of North Lodge, Cornbury Park
- Leafield Barrow: a motte castle 220m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church
- Slatepits Copse long barrow, 1km SE of High Lodge in Wychwood Forest
- Bowl barrow 400m north west of Ranger's Lodge in Cornbury Park
- Pair of bowl barrows immediately south of Blindwell Wood
- Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm
- Long barrow 150m west of Churchill Copse in Wychwood Forest
- Site of Langley Palace royal hunting lodge, an associated enclosure and later garden earthworks at Langley Farm
- Roman villa and associated bath house 450m north west of Lower Field Farm
- Squire's Clump Anglo-Saxon burial mound 500m south west of Iron Buildings
- Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch running east from the River Evenlode opposite Cornbury Park
- Dovecote 125m north of Minster Lovell Hall
- Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch west of Common Farm
- Bowl barrow 80m south east of Spelsburydown Farm barns
- Nether Chalford medieval settlement
- Site of 19th century pottery factory NW of Leafield
- Medieval moat surrounding High Lodge, 400m north east of Kingstanding Farm
- Taston standing stone 12m north of Taston village cross
- The Mount bell barrow 110m south west of Mount Farm
- Lee's Rest Earthwork: a probable Romano-Celtic temple 200m north east of Lee's Rest Farm
- Ascott Earl motte and bailey castle
- Civil War artillery fieldwork 370m NNW of Park Farm, Cornbury Park
- Hoar Stone portal dolmen situated in Enstone Firs
- Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church
- Barn at Rectory Farm, Church Enstone
- One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge
- Shipton Barrow: a bowl barrow, Saxon barrow, and associated earthwork enclosure 350m north of Downs Lodge
- Besbury Lane bowl barrow, 450m north east of Conduit Farm
Places to see near Leafield
Lakes near Leafield
Canals near Leafield
Rivers near Leafield
- Thame upstream of Aylesbury
- Cuttle Brook
- Dorton, Chearsley and Waddesdon Brooks
- Stoke Brook Aylesbury
- Baldon Brook (South of Oxford)
- Holton Brook and tributaries
- Chinor Brook and Sydenham Brook
- Kingsey Cuttle Brook and tributaries at Thame
- Latchford Brook at Tetsworth
- Hardwick Brook (Source to Thame)
- Lewknor Brook
- Thame (Scotsgrove Brook to Thames)
- Scotsgrove Brook (upstream Kingsey Cuttle Brook)
- Peppershill and Shabbington Brooks
- Worminghall Brook and tributaries
- Thame (Aylesbury to Scotsgrove Brook)
- Haseley Brook
- Chalgrove Brook
- Bear Brook and Wendover Brook
- Fleet Marston Brook, Denham Brook, Pitchcott Brook west
- Berrick Stream and Lady Brook
- Wye (High Wycombe fire station to Thames)
- Sulham Brook
- Hamble Brook
- Mill Brook and Bradfords Brook system, Wallingford
- Cholsey Brook and tributaries
- Hughenden Stream
- Ewelme Stream (Source to Thames)
- Ewelme Stream (Source to Thames)
- Thames (Reading to Cookham)
- Wye (Source to High Wycombe fire station)
- Thames Wallingford to Caversham
- Pang
- Letcombe Brook
- Ock and tributaries (Land Brook confluence to Thames)
- Sandford Brook (source to Ock)
- Frilford and Marcham Brook
- Childrey Brook and Norbrook at Common Barn
- Ock (to Cherbury Brook)
- Childrey and Woodhill Brooks
- Stutfield Brook (source to Ock)
- Ginge Brook and Mill Brook
- Thames (Evenlode to Thame)
- Moor Ditch and Ladygrove Ditch
- Northfield Brook (Source to Thames) at Sandford
- Cow Common Brook and Portobello Ditch
- Cherwell (Bletchingdon to Ray)
- Bloxham Brook (Source to Sor Brook)
- Highfurlong Brook (to Cherwell)
- Hanwell Brook
- Tadmarton Stream (Source to Sor Brook)
- Upper Swere (Source to Wigginton)
- Hook Norton Brook (Source to Swere)
- Sor Brook (Broughton to Cherwell)
- Farthinghoe Stream (Source to Cherwell) and tributaries
- Swere (Wigginton to Cherwell)
- Ockley Brook and Croughton Brook (Source to Cherwell)
- Ashby Brook (Source to Cherwell)
- Bayswater Brook
- Deddington Brook (Source to Cherwell)
- Sor Brook (Source to Broughton)
- Cherwell (Ray to Thames) and Woodeaton Brook
- Cherwell (Source to Trafford Bridge)
- Chacombe Brook (Source to Cherwell)
- Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy)
- Clayton and Wormleighton Brook, Source to Highfurlong Brook
- Cherwell (Cropredy to Nell Bridge)
- Shutford Stream (Source to Sor Brook)
- Cherwell (Nell Bridge to Bletchingdon)
- Littlestock Stream to tributary of Evenlode at Shipton
- Evenlode (Source to Four Shires S) and Longborough Stream
- Glyme (Enstone to Dorn)
- Little Compton Brook and tributaries (Source to Evenlode)
- Evenlode (Bledington to Glyme confluence)
- Glyme (Dorn confluence to Evenlode)
- Evenlode (Compton Bk to Bledington Bk) and 4 Shires
- Heythorpe Stream and tributaries
- Cornwell Brook and tributaries (Source to Evenlode)
- Coldron and Taston Brooks
- Sars Brook (source to Evenlode downstream Bledington)
- Bledington Brook (Source to Evenlode)
- Evenlode (Glyme to Thames)
- Glyme (Source to Enstone)
- Westcote Brook (source to Evenlode at Bledington)
- Dorn (Source to Glyme)
