Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Cherwell · Region: South East
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| Place | Charlton-on-Otmoor |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Cherwell |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.838183 |
| Longitude | -1.185373 |
| Place Type | Village |
Charlton-on-Otmoor commands the low rise of a limestone ridge, overlooking the vast, damp expanse of the surrounding fenland. It lies 4.3 miles south-south-west of Bicester (from Bicester: bearing 199°T, OS grid SP 562 158), and is situated north-east of Oddington village. The Church of St Mary the Virgin rises above the rooftops, its medieval tower acting as a silent sentinel over the flat, grey-green horizon that defines the local topography. To the south-east, the expansive Otmoor SSSI stretches out, a wide, reedy basin where the quality of light often feels thin and ancient, shifting across the water-logged earth. Nearby, the quiet currents of the Street Hill Ditch trace a path through the fields, a narrow ribbon of water that has drained these heavy soils for centuries. The architecture of Charlton-on-Otmoor remains stubbornly local, defined by the heavy, honey-coloured stone that seems to hold the warmth of the sun long after the clouds have gathered. Life here moves in alignment with the seasons, dictated by the slow saturation of the moor and the sudden, sharp clarity of the winter frost. This landscape offers a stark, open beauty, stripped of artifice and deeply connected to the persistent, rhythmic cycle of the turning year.
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Explore Charlton-on-Otmoor, Oxfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.838183, -1.185373. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |