Banbury Museum heads the list around Middleton Cheney
From Middleton Cheney, the big name within reach is Blenheim Palace, 26 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Middleton Cheney’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
The first to see around Middleton Cheney
A museum follows Banbury Museum.
MuseumBanbury Museum3.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumTooley's Historic Boatyard3.6 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
At 4.4 km, Tooley's Historic Boatyard is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Middleton Cheney’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
They are all museums or galleries: 2 in all.
Green: inside Middleton Cheney. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
39 listed buildings are on Middleton Cheney’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Middleton Cheney →
Day trips
Most famous of the 12 is Blenheim Palace, 26 km from the centre.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace26 km south
MuseumAshmolean Museum35 km south
CastleWarwick Castle32 km northwest
MuseumBletchley Park37 km east
Historic houseBroughton Castle9.1 km southwest
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History35 km south
Historic houseAlthorp30 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle38 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor34 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageDeddington Castle11 km south
Historic houseWoodstock Palace26 km south
Museum · National TrustStowe House18 km eastPlaces well known beyond Middleton Cheney (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Your questions on Middleton Cheney
What is there to see near Middleton Cheney?
No attraction is mapped inside Middleton Cheney itself. Within 5 km of it are Banbury Museum and Tooley's Historic Boatyard.
Does Middleton Cheney have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Middleton Cheney: Banbury Museum and Tooley's Historic Boatyard.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Middleton Cheney?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 38 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Middleton Cheney?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (26 km), Ashmolean Museum (35 km), Warwick Castle (32 km), Bletchley Park (37 km).
Where are Middleton Cheney’s historic buildings listed?
Middleton Cheney has 39 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Middleton Cheney when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (13)
- Banbury Museum: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughton Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deddington Castle: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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