Churchill

Extract from Discovering Wychwood by Charles Keighley

5 km (3 miles) south-west of Chipping Norton. Literally 'hill hill'. The original medieval church lies to the north-west of the village. Its replacement, All Saints, was built in 1826. A local landmark, its tower is a reduced version of the tower of Magdalene College, Oxford, and its hammerbeam roof is copied from Christ Church, Oxford.

Interesting memorials in the village, including a monolith to William Smith, a founder of modern geology. The Forge Guest House and The Checkers public house, with food. This is a hilly parish on the fringes of the Forest.

• Some small to medium fields still survive near the village, especially in the Saris Brook valley to east, the Norman Forest boundary in this area. Elsewhere fields are large and mostly arable, with hedgerows.
• Important wildlife habitats include limestone grassland to the west of the parish, and ancient woodland at Sarsgrove Wood.
• Walks up Saris Brook valley, and north of the village along Bestiary Lane and towards Churchill Grounds Farm.
• The d'Arcy Dalton way passes through the village.