The Oxfordshire Museum
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The Oxfordshire Museum is in Woodstock
, Oxfordshire
, England
, located opposite the Bear Hotel
. It is a local museum covering the county of Oxfordshire.
The museum features collections of local history
, art, archaeology, the landscape and wildlife relating to the county of Oxfordshire, and to the town of Woodstock in particular. The museum is run by Oxfordshire County Council
and is located in a large historic house, Fletcher’s House, in the centre of Woodstock. There is also a large garden behind and a coffee shop. Admission is free.
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Woodstock is a small town northwest of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. It is the location of Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Winston Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace in 1874 and is buried in the nearby village of Bladon....
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, located opposite the Bear Hotel
Bear Hotel (Oxfordshire)
The Bear Hotel is a hotel in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, located opposite The Oxfordshire Museum, not far from Blenheim Palace. It is one of England's original 13th century coaching inns and has stone walls, oak beams, open fireplaces and an ivy facade. The hotel has 53 bedrooms and its restaurant has...
. It is a local museum covering the county of Oxfordshire.
The museum features collections of local history
Local history
Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context and it often concentrates on the local community. It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history...
, art, archaeology, the landscape and wildlife relating to the county of Oxfordshire, and to the town of Woodstock in particular. The museum is run by Oxfordshire County Council
Oxfordshire County Council
Oxfordshire County Council, established in 1889, is the county council, or upper-tier local authority, for the non-metropolitan county of Oxfordshire, in the South East of England, an elected body responsible for the most strategic local government services in the county.-History:County Councils...
and is located in a large historic house, Fletcher’s House, in the centre of Woodstock. There is also a large garden behind and a coffee shop. Admission is free.
External links
- The Oxfordshire Museum website from Oxfordshire County Council
- Oxfordshire Cotswolds information