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About Witney

Witney lies 12 miles west of Oxford along the A40, serving as the gateway to the Cotswolds. The M40 to Junction 8 provides the quickest access from London, whilst the A415 and B4022 connect surrounding villages. Popular routes include short trips to Oxford and longer drives into the Cotswolds. The town's 18th-century Butter Cross, with its distinctive pyramidal roof, still dominates the market square where dairy farmers once traded.

Where is Witney on the map?

Witney is in England, at 51.784, -1.485 - about 20 km south-east of Shipton-under-Wychwood.

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The closest airport to Witney is London Heathrow Airport, 92 km (about 1 h 14 min by car).

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