English Heritage sites near Kidlington Parish

North Leigh Roman Villa

NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA

6 miles from Kidlington Parish

The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.

North Hinksey Conduit House

NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE

6 miles from Kidlington Parish

Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.

Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote

MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE

10 miles from Kidlington Parish

The extensive and picturesque ruins of a 15th century riverside manor house, including a fine hall, south-west tower, and complete dovecote nearby. The home of Richard III's henchman Lord Lovell.

Deddington Castle

DEDDINGTON CASTLE

11 miles from Kidlington Parish

Extensive earthworks marking the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.

Abingdon County Hall Museum

ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM

11 miles from Kidlington Parish

This splendid 17th century Baroque building housed a courtroom for assizes, raised on arches over a market space. It now houses the Abingdon Museum.

Rollright Stones

ROLLRIGHT STONES

16 miles from Kidlington Parish

Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.


Churches in Kidlington Parish

Kidlington St John the Baptist

Broadway Kidlington Oxford
07821542182
https://kidhp.org.uk

Our church is a multi-purpose Hall Church, with a large hall used for a range of community activities during the week as well as Sunday Services.  We have a lively Junior Church, which meets during the Eucharistic service on Sundays at 9.30am.  There is also a Lady Chapel available for weekday services, including a weekly service of Holy Communion using a liturgy from Iona, starting at 7.30pm on Tuesdays  The door to the Lady Chapel is open on weekdays for anyone wishing to come in for quiet and peace.  Morning and Evening Prayer are said in the Lady Chapel on weekdays (except Wednesdays) at 8.30am and 5.00pm. 

During 2008/09 we celebrated 50 years in our current church building with a number of special events, especially over the weekends of 21/22 June and 27/28 September. We were delighted to welcome many who have worshipped here or used the hall for other activities over the years.  About 4 years ago we had extensive work done to repair the roof, so the building was really safe and dry.  That enabled us to move forward with plans for a major refurbishment of the kitchen/toilet/meeting room area, which was completed early in March 2015.  This gives us a modern kitchen with facilities suitable for catering for 60-80 (sit-down meal) or 100 (buffet-style), which we hope will provide a useful venue for local residents and groups looking for a good entertaining space.

In 2016 we started a new "stay and play" group for 0-5 year olds on Tuesdays.  This formed the starting point for the "Kidlington Community Hub at St John's" - a whole range of children's activities we are now hosting and/or organising to replace what was previously provided by the Kaleidoscope Children's Centre, which was closed in March 2017. 

Kidlington St Mary the Virgin

Church Street Kidlington Oxford
07821542182
https://kidhp.org.uk

St Mary's Kidlington is part of the Parish of Kidlington with Hampton Poyle, and its sister churches are the Hall Church of St John the Baptist in Kidlington and St Mary the Virgin in Hampton Poyle. Our aim is to make worship, learning about the Bible and developing our understanding of the way of Jesus Christ, central to our life together.

The church is open every day for anyone wishing to explore the beautiful medieval building or looking for space to sit and reflect in peace. 

In 2020 we are celebrating 800 year of worship in this building (and in our sister church in Hampton Poyle) with a series of community events throughout the year.  For more information see the special website kidhp800.org. 

On Sunday afternoons in the summer months home made teas are available in the Refectory to the rear of the building. 


Pubs in Kidlington Parish

Black Bull

2 Banbury Road, Kidlington, OX5 2BT
(01865) 375919
blackbullkidlington.co.uk/

A community pub in the town centre recentlfurbished and under new management. Very much a sports pub with numerous screens and now doing food in house.
Black Horse

6 Banbury Road, Kidlington, OX5 2BT
(01865) 373154
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Very large roadside pub, with equally large garden to the rear. Much modernised and altered, this pub is focused on dining during the day (Greene King 'Flame Grill') and reverts to a drinking establishment later at night. Note the pictures...
Drunk Dry

12 Banbury Road, Kidlington, OX5 2BT

This is a single storey pre-fabricated looking building behind a more substantial building fronting Banbury Road which is now a dance studio, previously a tattoo parlour. Opened 10 Dec 2016. Bottle boutique selling wide range of beer in bot...
Foresters Bar

Marlborough House, 69 High Street, Kidlington, OX5 2DN
(01865) 376645

The Ancient Order of Foresters was founded in 1895, and this is the bar of the Kidlington Foresters Hall. It is open during the day as a public bar, offering good value meals, and is popular with OAPs. In the evenings, the bar runs private...
Gurkha Village

174 Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1EA
(01865) 378180
gurkhavillageoxford.co.uk

Pub inside has been refurbished. It is predominately a Nepalese restaurant and takeaway but you can still go to the bar for a drink. Large garden with children's play area.
Kidlington Football Club

Yarnton Road, Kidlington, OX5 1AT
(01865) 849777
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Clubhouse opens to public when Kidlington FC are playing at home. Nice large function room available for hire.
Kidlington Green Social Club

1 Green Road, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 2EU

Planning approval granted June 2020 to demolish and build retirement apartments. 19/02341 Further application 21/02811 for discharge of conditions still undecided Jan 2022. Churchill retirement homes at Marlborough Lodge, Green Road being...
King's Arms

4 The Moors, Kidlington, OX5 2AJ
(01865) 373004

Unspoilt, two room local, on CAMRA Regional Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. The pub was built in around 1815, and still retains some old thatched outbuildings, which house the Gents. Both bay-fronted rooms are small: a lounge to the le...
Miller & Carter Kidlington

117 Bicester Road, Gosford, Kidlington, OX5 2LD
(01865) 378666
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Gosford is on the edge of Kidlington and this pub should not be confused with the other local pub of the same name! This roadside inn has been much extended, including bizarrely adding a fireplace opposite the entrance, but part of it dates...
Red Lion

5 Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 2BP
(01865) 373435
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A 1960s pub built by Hall’s to replace the adjacent building, which survives as a kebab house and café. The interior is vast, open plan, with television screens in the front bar, and pool tables. Refurbished April 2017, under new management...
Six Bells

70 Mill Street, Kidlington, OX5 2EF
(01865) 373107

The original stone two-roomed building has been extended; the front bar is small and cosy, with a wood burning stove, jukebox, and large television. The bar also serves a small back room, and the pub extends backwards to a huge garden, whic...