Kidlington is a large village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, between the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal, 5 miles (8 km) north of Oxford and 7½ miles (12 km) south-west of Bicester. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 13,723.

Understand

Kidlington's toponym is derived from the Old English Cudelinga tun: the tun (settlement) of the "Kidlings" (sons) of Cydel-hence. The Domesday Book in 1086 records Chedelintone, and by 1214 the spelling Kedelinton appears in a Calendar of Bodleian Charters.

Get in

By train

• 1 Oxford Parkway railway station. (updated Jun 2021)

See

• 1 St Mary the Virgin church, 88 Church Street, OX5 2BB. The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin dates from 1220 but there is evidence of a church on the site since AD 1073. St Mary's has fine medieval stained glass and a 165 ft (50 m)-tall spire known as "Our Lady's Needle". It is a Grade I listed building. 

Buy

• 1 Co-op Food, 108 Oxford Road, OX5 1DZ, ☏ +44 1865 841418. 7:00-22:00. Small Supermarket 

• 2 Lloyds Bank, 1 Oxford Road, OX5 2BP, ☏ +44 345 6021997. 9:30 - 14:00. Bank 

Eat

• 1 Miller & Carter, 117 Bicester Rd, Gosford, OX5 2PX, ☏ +44 1865 378666. Simple, child-friendly chain pub/restaurant serving grilled dishes, salads, burgers and steaks. 

• 2 Ovisher Indian Restaurant & Takeaway, 11 Oxford Rd, OX5 2BP, ☏ +44 1865 372827. 12:00-14:00; 17:30-23:30. Indian restaurant 

Drink

• 1 Black Horse, 6 Banbury Rd, OX5 2BT, ☏ +44 1865 373154. Chain tavern serving Green King ales and a menu of flame-grilled dishes and classic pub food and snacks. 

Sleep

• 1 Happy Lodge, 147 Oxford Rd, OX5 2NR, ☏ +44 1865 379812. Check-in: 3.30pm - 10.00pm, check-out: 10am. This modest guesthouse lies on the main road of Kidlington, a 10-minute walk from the town centre