Woodstock

Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
  • Woodstock is a town located 10 miles (16km) to the north of Oxford in Oxfordshire.
  • It is the location of Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is a large country house completed in 1722. It is the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough and the ancestral home of Winston Churchill.

Museums

  • Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
    • The museum holds several Roman Artefacts including a Roman ceramic face pot, the Stoke Lyne Coin Hoard (3rd century CE) and the Tombstone of a retired soldier, Lucius Valerius Geminus (79 CE).

Roman Roads

  • Akeman Street (nearby)
    • The road passes 3 miles (5km) to the north of Woodstock.

Nearby Sites

  • North Leigh Roman Villa
    • The Villa is located 6 miles (10km) away at North Leigh.
    • It was once the fourth largest Roman Villa in Britain. Only the foundations remain today.
  • Oxford
  • The Rollright Stones
    • Located at Great Rollright (15 miles to the north).
    • It is a Bronze Age Monument which includes the Kings Men Stone Circle, The King Stone and the Whispering Knights Dolmen.

 

Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

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