Chastleton House
Grade I listed historic house museum in West Oxfordshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Long Compton
Photo: Chastleton House, DeFacto (CC BY-SA 4.0)From Long Compton, 5.5 km to Chastleton House
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Long Compton’s built-up area. The commonest are a historic house, a museum and a historic site. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the National Trust. Beyond the town, Blenheim Palace sits 22 km away.
In Long Compton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Around Long Compton: where to begin
A museum and a historic site follow Chastleton House.
Historic house · National TrustChastleton House4.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumChipping Norton Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteWhispering Knights1 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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
Mapped
The outermost point is Chipping Norton Museum, at 6 km.
The dashed line is Long Compton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
Kinds of place
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 historic site0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Long Compton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Chastleton House).
Every place
The whole list for Long Compton
Here are the 3 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
33 listed buildings are on Long Compton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Long Compton →
Big names nearby
Further afield
Day trips number 12; the best known is Blenheim Palace, 22 km off.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace22 km southeast
MuseumAshmolean Museum34 km southeast
CastleWarwick Castle32 km north
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History34 km southeast
Historic houseWoodstock Palace22 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle40 km north
Historic houseBroughton Castle14 km northeast
CastleOxford Castle Motte34 km southeast
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum34 km southeast
Historic houseShakespeare's Birthplace24 km north
CastleSudeley Castle26 km west
Historic houseBeaumont Palace34 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Long Compton (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.
Asked about places to visit in Long Compton
What is there to see near Long Compton?
No attraction is mapped inside Long Compton itself. Within 5 km of it are Chastleton House, Chipping Norton Museum and Whispering Knights.
Does Long Compton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Long Compton: Chipping Norton Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Long Compton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Long Compton, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Chastleton House).
What are the best-known days out near Long Compton?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (22 km), Ashmolean Museum (34 km), Warwick Castle (32 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (34 km).
Where are Long Compton’s historic buildings listed?
Long Compton has 33 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 Long Compton 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)
- Chastleton House: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughton Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shakespeare's Birthplace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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