Bix

Settlement in Oxfordshire South Oxfordshire

England

Bix

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 Credit: don cload

Bix is a small village located in the county of Oxfordshire, England. Situated approximately 4 miles east of Henley-on-Thames, it is nestled within the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Bix is a rural community with a population of around 400 people.

The village is known for its picturesque setting and charming character, featuring a mix of traditional stone houses and thatched cottages. The surrounding countryside provides stunning views and ample opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, and horse riding.

Bix is home to the historic St. James' Church, which dates back to the 13th century. The church is renowned for its impressive stained glass windows and beautiful architecture, attracting visitors from near and far.

Despite its small size, Bix has a strong sense of community and is equipped with basic amenities such as a village hall and a local pub. The village hall serves as a gathering place for various community events and activities, including festivals, meetings, and social gatherings.

The nearby town of Henley-on-Thames offers a wider range of amenities, including shops, restaurants, and leisure facilities. Bix benefits from its proximity to this bustling town while maintaining its peaceful and idyllic atmosphere.

Overall, Bix, Oxfordshire, is a charming village that offers a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. Its natural beauty, historic landmarks, and strong community spirit make it an attractive place to live or visit for those seeking a peaceful rural retreat.

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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.

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>

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>

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. Link

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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. Link

Website: 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&#039;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. Link

Website: Link

Footbridge over Ha-Ha In the grounds of Grey&#039;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. Link

Website: 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. Link

Website: 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. Link

Website: Link

Archway of Wisteria - Grey's Court in the walled gardens east of the house

Archway of Wisteria - Grey's Court

in the walled gardens east of the house

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

Sergeant H W Luker Of the Royal Australian Air force who died 18th June 1943 aged 24. Taken in Fairmile Cemetery Henley. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=1256" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=1256">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>

Sergeant H W Luker

Of the Royal Australian Air force who died 18th June 1943 aged 24. Taken in Fairmile Cemetery Henley. Link

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Bix is located at Grid Ref: SU7285 (Lat: 51.56176, Lng: -0.952342)

Administrative County: Oxfordshire

District: South Oxfordshire

Police Authority: Thames Valley

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Maxspeed: 40 mph

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Lat/Long: 51.5596968/-0.9501873

Bix

Place: hamlet

Wikidata: Q4919284

Wikipedia: en:Bix (Oxfordshire)

Lat/Long: 51.5618226/-0.9504862

Bus Stop

Bix Turn

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Bix Turn

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Telephone

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Operator Wikidata: Q593786

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