Bicester
Sign in to saveBicester ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, north-east of Oxford. The town is a notable tourist attraction due to the Bicester Village shopping centre. The historical town centre – designated as a conservation area – has a local market and numerous independent shops and restaurants. Bicester also has a town council and a mayor.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Market Square Bicester.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Market Square, Bicester
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Bicester
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 8.58
- UK place.population
- 37,020
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Bicester
- UK place.shire_district
- Cherwell
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bicester and Woodstock
- UK place.post_town
- BICESTER
- UK place.postcode_district
- OX25–27
- UK place.postcode_area
- OX
- UK place.dial_code
- 01869
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP5822
- UK place.mapframe
- yes
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Early history
- Ecclesiastical history
- Military history
- Later history
- Geography
- Areas and suburbs
- Climate
- Architecture
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Bus
- Air
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Schools
- Media
- Sport and leisure
- Shopping
- Churches
- Future developments
- Twin towns
- Notable residents and natives
- Arms
- Notes
- Sources and further reading
- External links
Bicester ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, north-east of Oxford. The town is a notable tourist attraction due to the Bicester Village shopping centre. The historical town centre – designated as a conservation area – has a local market and numerous independent shops and restaurants. Bicester also has a town council and a mayor.
The town has long had good transport links, being at the intersection of two Roman roads (Akeman Street and a north–south route between Dorchester and Towcester). It has direct rail connections to Oxford, London and Birmingham, and is on the route of under-construction East West Rail which will link it directly to Milton Keynes and Cambridge. The A41 primary road runs through the town, connecting it to Aylesbury, the M40 and the A34.