Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire

Upper Heyford is a village and civil parish about 6mi northwest of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1, 295. GeographyUpper Heyford is on the east bank of the River Cherwell. "Upper" distinguishes it from Lower Heyford which is about "lower", downstream along the Cherwell valley. Upper Heyford has access to the Oxford Canal from Allens Lane (at Allens Lock) which runs parallel to the River Cherwell. The canal flows from Banbury and Somerton to the north towards Lower Heyford and Oxford to the south. Pre-historyThe Portway is a pre-Roman road running parallel with the River Cherwell on high ground about east of the river. Its course bisects Upper Heyford parish and passes just east of the village. Part of it forms a minor road to Kirtlington.

Upper Heyford is a village and civil parish about 6mi northwest of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1, 295. GeographyUpper Heyford is on the east bank of the River Cherwell. "Upper" distinguishes it from Lower Heyford which is about "lower", downstream along the Cherwell valley. Upper Heyford has access to the Oxford Canal from Allens Lane (at Allens Lock) which runs parallel to the River Cherwell. The canal flows from Banbury and Somerton to the north towards Lower Heyford and Oxford to the south. Pre-historyThe Portway is a pre-Roman road running parallel with the River Cherwell on high ground about east of the river. Its course bisects Upper Heyford parish and passes just east of the village. Part of it forms a minor road to Kirtlington.