Famous Copse

Wood, Forest in Oxfordshire South Oxfordshire

England

Famous Copse

Pasture, Greys The edge of a field to the north of Shepherd's Green.
Pasture, Greys Credit: Andrew Smith

Famous Copse is a picturesque woodland located in the county of Oxfordshire, England. Spanning over an area of approximately 100 acres, this enchanting forest is renowned for its natural beauty and historical significance. Situated just a few miles away from the charming village of Woodstock, Famous Copse attracts nature enthusiasts, hikers, and history buffs alike.

This ancient woodland is predominantly composed of oak, beech, and birch trees, creating a dense canopy that provides a sanctuary for a wide variety of flora and fauna. The forest floor is adorned with carpets of bluebells and wildflowers during the springtime, adding a burst of color to the serene surroundings. A network of well-maintained trails and paths allows visitors to explore the woodland at their leisure, immersing themselves in its tranquil ambiance.

Famous Copse holds a significant place in history, as it is believed to have been a hunting ground for the royal family during the medieval period. The forest's proximity to the historic Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, adds to its allure and historical importance. The forest also boasts several ancient ruins, including remnants of stone walls and foundations, providing a glimpse into the area's past.

Many visitors to Famous Copse take advantage of the numerous picnic spots and rest areas scattered throughout the woodland, providing an ideal opportunity to relax and appreciate the natural surroundings. Birdwatchers will delight in the diverse avian population, including species such as woodpeckers, owls, and various songbirds.

Overall, Famous Copse in Oxfordshire offers a captivating blend of natural beauty, historical significance, and recreational opportunities, making it a must-visit destination for nature enthusiasts and history lovers alike.

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Famous Copse Images

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Pasture, Greys The edge of a field to the north of Shepherd's Green.
Pasture, Greys
The edge of a field to the north of Shepherd's Green.
Hollow at Famous Copse One of several old clay and flint pits in this area. This one has a rope swing.
Hollow at Famous Copse
One of several old clay and flint pits in this area. This one has a rope swing.
It's not a joke Warning sign in front of the ha ha at Greys Court. As well as a wall the ha ha hides a pond.
It's not a joke
Warning sign in front of the ha ha at Greys Court. As well as a wall the ha ha hides a pond.
Beacon, Rotherfield Greys This is in a field over the road from the Maltsters Arms pub.
It's just a fire basket on a pole. Was it done for the Millennium or something? 
It would be a fine thing to fire it up on a Summer night and carry your pint over and sit round it, but I guess that would be a tad too wild for the Health & Safety inquisitors.
Beacon, Rotherfield Greys
This is in a field over the road from the Maltsters Arms pub. It's just a fire basket on a pole. Was it done for the Millennium or something? It would be a fine thing to fire it up on a Summer night and carry your pint over and sit round it, but I guess that would be a tad too wild for the Health & Safety inquisitors.
Grey's Court House 16th century tudor mansion used as a family home until 2003
Grey's Court House
16th century tudor mansion used as a family home until 2003
Tower House & Tower, Grey's Court Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust.

The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

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Tower House & Tower, Grey's Court
Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust. The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. LinkExternal link Website: LinkExternal link
Farmland south of Grey's Court
Farmland south of Grey's Court
Heart shaped pond - Grey's Court Part of the formal gardens to the east of the house
Heart shaped pond - Grey's Court
Part of the formal gardens to the east of the house
Formal Garden - Grey's Court Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust.

The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Website: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-greyscourt" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-greyscourt">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Formal Garden - Grey's Court
Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust. The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. LinkExternal link Website: LinkExternal link
Tower at Grey's Court Viewed from the formal garden
Tower at Grey's Court
Viewed from the formal garden
Ice House - Grey's Court 19th century thatched out building in the grounds of Grey's Court
Ice House - Grey's Court
19th century thatched out building in the grounds of Grey's Court
Grey's Court grounds Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust.

The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Website: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-greyscourt" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-greyscourt">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Grey's Court grounds
Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust. The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. LinkExternal link Website: LinkExternal link
Footbridge over Ha-Ha In the grounds of Grey's Court
Footbridge over Ha-Ha
In the grounds of Grey's Court
Tower at Grey's Court viewed from the formal gardens
Tower at Grey's Court
viewed from the formal gardens
Grey's Court gardens Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust.

The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Website: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-greyscourt" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-greyscourt">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Grey's Court gardens
Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust. The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. LinkExternal link Website: LinkExternal link
Statue in Walled Garden -Grey's Court Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust.

The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Website: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-greyscourt" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-greyscourt">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Statue in Walled Garden -Grey's Court
Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust. The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. LinkExternal link Website: LinkExternal link
Garlanded seat - Grey's Court Located in the Walled Garden
Garlanded seat - Grey's Court
Located in the Walled Garden
Maze - Grey's Court Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust.

The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys_Court">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Website: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-greyscourt" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-greyscourt">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Maze - Grey's Court
Greys Court is a Tudor country house and associated gardens, located at the southern end of the Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is owned by the National Trust. The name derives from an old connection to the Grey family, descendants of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. The estate or manor of Rotherfield Greys upon which Greys Court is situated is specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book. LinkExternal link Website: LinkExternal link
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Famous Copse is located at Grid Ref: SU7284 (Lat: 51.553078, Lng: -0.95318116)

Administrative County: Oxfordshire

District: South Oxfordshire

Police Authority: Thames Valley

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///buyers.dwelled.parkland. Near Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire

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