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Swalcliffe Tithe Barn

Swalcliffe Tithe Barn is a grade I listed tithe barn and museum in Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire. Top of the 15 other places within 15 km is Broughton Castle, 4.1 km off.

Photo: Swalcliffe Tithe Barn, Des Blenkinsopp (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Swalcliffe

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in Swalcliffe

Inside Swalcliffe

Swalcliffe Tithe Barn is inside Swalcliffe’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Swalcliffe has 14 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Highs of 18–22°C mark June to September in Swalcliffe.

Jan7° / 0°58 mm

Feb7° / 0°45 mm

Mar10° / 1°47 mm

Apr13° / 3°52 mm

May16° / 6°60 mm

Jun19° / 9°54 mm

Jul22° / 11°56 mm

Aug21° / 11°65 mm

Sep18° / 9°56 mm

Oct14° / 6°72 mm

Nov10° / 3°73 mm

Dec7° / 1°66 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Swalcliffe, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Swalcliffe. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Swalcliffe’s full climate →

About

Swalcliffe Tithe Barn

Grade I listed tithe barn and museum in Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

In Swalcliffe, inside the town’s built-up area.

Swalcliffe’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Scheduled monument
Town: in Swalcliffe
Official site: oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/swalcliffe-barn

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where to find Swalcliffe Tithe Barn

Orange shows Swalcliffe Tithe Barn; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Home to 3,681 people, Bloxham is the largest of these 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Swalcliffe

239 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km west of it

Sibford Ferris

409 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km west of it

Sibford Gower

520 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km east of it

Broughton

284 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Swalcliffe Tithe Barn is	People	Places to visit
Swalcliffe	It’s in town	239	3
Sibford Ferris	1.7 km west of it	409	2
Sibford Gower	1.8 km west of it	520	3
Broughton	3.6 km east of it	284	5
Milcombe	4.4 km southeast of it	733	3
Hook Norton	4.4 km southwest of it	2,188	2
Shenington	4.5 km north of it	422	3
Bloxham	4.8 km southeast of it	3,681	5

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Around it, within 15 km, lie 15 more, including 3 historic houses, 3 castles and 2 museums.

Historic houseBroughton Castle4.1 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustUpton House7.8 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageDeddington Castle11 km away 4

CastleCompton Wynyates6.1 km away 5

MuseumBloxham Village Museum5.7 km away 6

CastleAynhoe Park14 km away 7

MuseumBanbury Museum8.5 km away 8

Historic houseFarnborough Hall12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Swalcliffe Tithe Barn: what to know

Where is Swalcliffe Tithe Barn?

Swalcliffe Tithe Barn is in Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Swalcliffe Tithe Barn?

Grade I listed tithe barn and museum in Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Swalcliffe Tithe Barn?

June to September are the warmest months in Swalcliffe, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Swalcliffe Tithe Barn a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Swalcliffe Tithe Barn?

Within 15 km: Broughton Castle (4.1 km), Upton House (7.8 km), Deddington Castle (11 km) and Compton Wynyates (6.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Swalcliffe Tithe Barn: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Broughton Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Upton House: Lee Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Deddington Castle: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Compton Wynyates: Norman Crump, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bloxham Village Museum: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aynhoe Park: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Banbury Museum: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farnborough Hall: Nicholas Jackson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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