Oxford services
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Oxford services is a motorway service station next to junction 8A of the M40 motorway
at Waterstock
near Wheatley
in Oxfordshire
. It is named after the nearby city of Oxford
. The services are owned by Welcome Break
and opened in the summer of 1998. There is also a Days Inn
hotel on the site.. There is also a Welcome Break area at the Peartree Roundabout . It is one of four services along the 89-mile M40 motorway; the others are Beaconsfield, Cherwell Valley and Warwick
.
M40 motorway
The M40 motorway is a motorway in the British transport network that forms a major part of the connection between London and Birmingham. Part of this road forms a section of the unsigned European route E05...
at Waterstock
Waterstock
Waterstock is village and civil parish on the River Thame about west of the town of Thame in Oxfordshire. The parish is bounded to the north and west by the river, to the south largely by the A418 main road, and to the east largely by the minor road between Tiddington and Ickford Bridge across the...
near Wheatley
Wheatley, Oxfordshire
Wheatley is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about east of Oxford.-Archaeology:There was a Roman villa on Castle Hill, about southeast of the parish church. It was excavated in 1845, when Roman coins dating from AD 260 to 378 and fragments of Roman pottery and Roman tiles were...
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
. It is named after the nearby city of Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
. The services are owned by Welcome Break
Welcome Break
Welcome Break is a company which operates thirty-five motorway service stations in the UK. It is the second largest motorway service area operator behind Moto.-History:...
and opened in the summer of 1998. There is also a Days Inn
Days Inn
Days Inn is a motel chain headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1970, it is now a part of the Wyndham Hotel Group, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, which was formerly a part of Cendant...
hotel on the site.. There is also a Welcome Break area at the Peartree Roundabout . It is one of four services along the 89-mile M40 motorway; the others are Beaconsfield, Cherwell Valley and Warwick
Warwick Services
Warwick Services is a motorway service station that is situated in Warwickshire, England, and serves the M40 motorway. It is situated approximately five miles south-east of Warwick....
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