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Woolstone, Oxfordshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Woolstone, Oxfordshire

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Woolstone, Oxfordshire toponymy

The name is derived from Old English and means “Wulfric’s tūn” The Domesday Book of 1086 records the name as Olvricestone. Other 13th-century spellings include Wulwricheston, Wluricheston and Wulevycheston.

Woolstone, Oxfordshire geography / climate

Woolstone Wells are a group of springs in the chalk escarpment less than 1/2 mile (800 m) south of the village. A stream flows north from the springs past the village of Uffington and joins the River Ock about 2 miles (3 km) north of Woolstone village.

You can visit Woolstone, Oxfordshire places with Walkfo Woolstone, Oxfordshire to hear history at Woolstone, Oxfordshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Woolstone, Oxfordshire has 15 places to visit in our interactive Woolstone, Oxfordshire map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Woolstone, Oxfordshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Woolstone, Oxfordshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Woolstone, Oxfordshire & the surrounding areas.

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15 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Woolstone, Oxfordshire places to visit

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Woolstone, Oxfordshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Woolstone, Oxfordshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Woolstone, Oxfordshire’s information audio spots:

Hardwell Castle Hardwell Castle or Hardwell Camp is an Iron Age valley fort in the civil parish of Compton Beauchamp in Oxfordshire (previously Berkshire)

Dragon Hill, Uffington According to legend, Saint George slew the dragon here. A bare patch of chalk upon which no grass will grow is purported to be where the dragon’s blood spilled. It has been suggested as some sort of Iron Age ritual site associated with the nearby hill figure.

Uffington Castle Uffington Castle is an early Iron Age (with underlying Bronze Age) univallate hillfort in Oxfordshire. It covers about 32,000 square metres and is surrounded by two earth banks separated by a ditch with an entrance in the western end.

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