Baled straw and Pendock Church Old Pendock church is in an isolated position adjacent to the site of the long gone medieval village. Access to the church is along this track beside this field of straw which was being baled at the time the picture was taken.

HamletTowns & Villages

Hardwick Green

📷 Photo by Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Hardwick Green is a small hamlet in northern Oxfordshire within the Cherwell district, where you'll find yourself in the kind of gently rolling countryside that makes this region worth visiting.

It's not necessarily a destination in itself, but if you're exploring the wider area, it's worth stopping to appreciate what's here.

The hamlet consists of scattered stone cottages surrounded by farmland that clearly has agricultural roots stretching back generations. You're surrounded by rolling fields and hedgerows typical of this part of Oxfordshire, which makes it an excellent base for walking if you want to experience the working landscape of the Cotswolds without the crowds you'd find in busier villages.

Hardwick Green is conveniently positioned close to Banbury, the main town in the Cherwell district, where you'll find council offices, shops, restaurants, and the famous Banbury Cross. Bicester is another nearby option if you're after larger amenities or fancy exploring further afield. The real charm here is in treating Hardwick Green as part of a broader day out exploring the quieter parts of the region, either on foot or by car. Combine a stop here with countryside walks and visits to nearby villages and market towns, and you'll get a genuine sense of rural Oxfordshire, which is precisely why many people are drawn to this part of the county in the first place.