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Bicester (/ ˈ b ɪ s t ər / ⓘ BIST-ər) is a market town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire.Notable areas include the eco-town developmental at North West Bicester, the self-build village at Graven Hill, and the Bicester Village shopping centre.
Bicester Aerodrome, formerly RAF Bicester, is a private airfield on the outskirts of the English town of Bicester in Oxfordshire. Dating back to 1916, it is notable as the location of the first flight of the prototype Handley Page Halifax in 1939. It was originally established as a military airfield, used by Royal Air Force until 2004.
The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area, [2] is a group of 26 postcode districts in south-central England, within 17 post towns.These cover most of Oxfordshire (including Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon, Bicester, Witney, Didcot, Carterton, Kidlington, Thame, Wantage, Wallingford, Chipping Norton, Chinnor, Woodstock, Watlington, Bampton and Burford), plus very small parts of ...
Upper Heyford is a village and civil parish about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,295. [1]
MOD Bicester is a large military installation consisting of two barracks and a storage and distribution centre, just outside Bicester in Oxfordshire. The St David's Barracks part of the base, home to 1 Regiment RLC , is set to close in 2028.
Piddington is a village and civil parish about 4.5 miles (7 km) southeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. It lies close to the border with Buckinghamshire . Its toponym has been attributed to the Old English Pyda's tun . [ 1 ]
Blackthorn is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell District of Oxfordshire about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Bicester.The parish is bounded by the River Ray to the south, tributaries of the Ray to the east and north and field boundaries to the west.
Chesterton is a village and civil parish on Gagle Brook, a tributary of the Langford Brook in north Oxfordshire.The village is about 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) southwest of the market town of Bicester.