Latest house prices for Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton

Shipton-under-Wychwood sits in the Evenlode Valley, just four miles down the road from Chipping Norton. It is one of the three "under Wychwood" villages, a name that nods back to its location on the edge of the ancient royal hunting forest. The village is defined by its open spaces; unlike many Cotswold settlements that feel tightly packed, Shipton is centered around a large, working cricket green and the 12th-century church of St Mary’s. For daily practicalities, it is more self-sufficient than most villages of its size, housing a primary school, a surgery, and a small library, along with a couple of long-standing pubs like The Shaven Crown, which has its roots as a 14th-century monastic hospice. While the village has its own small railway station on the Cotswold Line, the service is infrequent, so most people tend to head to nearby Kingham or Charlbury for a direct train into London Paddington or Oxford. It is a quiet, functional place that manages to feel like a proper community rather than just a historic postcard.