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The centre is served by Bicester Village railway station (formerly known as Bicester Town), which has a regular direct connection to London Marylebone and Oxford, provided by Chiltern Railways. The station is scheduled to be connected to Milton Keynes Central and Bedford by 2025, using a new railway line currently (2022) under construction. [6]
London and North Western Railway: Post-grouping: London, Midland and Scottish Railway: Key dates; 1 October 1850: Opened as "Bicester" March 1954: Renamed "Bicester London Road" 1 January 1968: Closed: 11 May 1987: Reopened and renamed "Bicester Town" 15 February 2014: Closed to rail traffic for line upgrade: 12 March 2015: Renamed "Bicester ...
Bicester North (/ ˈ b ɪ s t ər / ⓘ BIST-ər) is a station on the Chiltern Main Line, one of two stations serving the market town of Bicester in Oxfordshire. Services operated by Chiltern Railways run south to London Marylebone and north to Banbury, Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon. Bicester North is one of Bicester's two stations.
There are several theories about the origin of the name Bicester. It may be derived from a personal name Beorna, meaning the 'Fort of the Warriors', or it may from the Latin for Bi-cester, which means 'two forts'—a Roman fortress at Alchester is 2 miles (3 km) southwest of the town, [10] [11] [12] and Chesterton village is on the course of Akeman Street, the Roman road between Watling Street ...
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Bicester Avenue Home and Garden Centre is a shopping centre in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, that opened in May 2007, HPW Architecture Ltd were the architects and designers. [1] Some of the stores at Bicester Avenue include Bicester Avenue Garden Centre, owned by Blue Diamond Garden Centres, World of Water tropical fish shop, Lakeland and ...
A fire truck and a police vehicle near an attack during New Year's celebrations, in New Orleans, January 1, 2025. - Octavio Jones/Reuters
A man who was running away from police has been arrested after getting stuck in a chimney while trying to hide from them, authorities said. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening in Fall River ...