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Adderbury sits on a gentle slope of golden ironstone about three miles south of Banbury, where the Sor Brook winds its way toward the River Cherwell. It is a large village, essentially split into three distinct sections - West Adderbury, East Adderbury, and the outlying Twyford - which means it has a footprint and a sense of space that many smaller North Oxfordshire villages lack. The heart of the place is dominated by the spire of St Mary’s, one of the grandest churches in the county, and a legacy of the village’s historical prosperity as a center for the wool trade. While the Oxford Road offers a direct practical link for those needing to reach the M40 or the rail connections in Banbury, the village interior feels much more settled and quiet. Life here tends to revolve around a handful of traditional pubs, the sprawling primary school, and the Lucy Plackett playing fields. It is a village shaped by its local stone and a long history of Morris dancing, maintaining a sturdy, independent character that persists even as the surrounding landscape slowly modernizes.