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Discover Shirburn in United Kingdom
Shirburn in the region of England is a place located in United Kingdom - some 39 mi or ( 62 km ) West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Shirburn is now 12:34 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Worminghall, Wolverhampton, Wheatley, Wargrave, and Thame. When in this area, you might want to check out Worminghall . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shirburn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Fawley Hill Railway June 2012
Sir William McAlpine's standard gauge Fawley Hill Railway, UK. 3rd June 2012. An acknowledged railway enthusiast, he returned to Hayes depot during the Beeching Axe to find that the company's Hudswell ..
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway
Clips from a steam journey film with a diesel journey bolted on (not shown here). Info from athought@f2s.com. The complete DVD Video can be obtained from the Station Shop at Chinnor. ..
Driving my Mercedes in the UK
While working in the UK for a week in March, I rented this car and had to drive for the first time on the wrong side of the road and car. A very strange experience indeed. Highways were the easiest pa ..
XO Balloon Challenge, XO Club, Cognac, Camping, Hot Air Balloon,
Take 14 middleaged businessmen away on a weekend camping trip. The sole purpose to sample a range of fine Brandy & Cognac. Set them a challenge to construct a small scale hot air balloon from tin foil ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Shirburn Castle
Shirburn Castle is at the village of Shirburn, 6 miles south of Thame, Oxfordshire. Shirburn Castle was the seat of the Earls of Macclesfield. George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (c.1695–1764), celebrated as an astronomer, spent much time conducting astronomical observations at Shirburn Castle, which his father had bought in 1716. Here he built an observatory and a chemical laboratory.
Located at 51.66 -0.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
St Mary's Church, Pyrton
St Mary's Church, Pyrton, is the Church of England parish church of Pyrton, Oxfordshire, England. Its parish is part of the benefice of Icknield, in the deanery of Aston and Cuddesdon, the archdeaconry of Oxford and the diocese of Oxford. The It is a Grade II* listed building.
Located at 51.66 -1.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
London Parachute School
The London Parachute School is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Chiltern Park Aerodrome at Ipsden, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire The drop zone operates a Turbine Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The centre provides student training in the Ram Air Progression System, Accelerated Freefall (AFF) and tandem skydiving.
Located at 51.67 -0.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Aston Rowant railway station
Aston Rowant railway station was opened in 1872 and was a part of the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway. Having closed in 1961, there have been proposals to reopen the station not only to the heritage services of the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway, but also National Rail commuter services operated by Chiltern Railways.
Located at 51.67 -0.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Stokenchurch Gap
The Stokenchurch Gap, also known as the Aston Rowant Cutting or Aston Hill cutting (from the nearby village of Aston Rowant), or locally "The Canyon" is a steep chalk cutting, constructed through the Chiltern Hills in Oxfordshire, England during the early 1970s for the M40 motorway. It is 1,200 metres long and a maximum of 47 metres deep, and is located approximately eight miles (13 km) from High Wycombe and close to the village of Stokenchurch.
Located at 51.66 -0.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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