Lower Heyford

Lower Heyford
St Mary's parish church
Lower Heyford Location within Oxfordshire
Area	7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population	492 (parish, including Caulcott) (2011 Census)
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SP4824
Civil parish	Lower Heyford
District	Cherwell
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bicester
Postcode district	OX25
Dialling code	01869
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Bicester and Woodstock
Website	Heyford.info
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°55′12″N 1°17′42″W / 51.920°N 1.295°W / 51.920; -1.295

Lower Heyford is a village and civil parish beside the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, about 6 miles (10 km) west of Bicester. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 492.^[1]

The parish measures about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) east–west and about 2 miles (3 km) north–south. It is bounded by the River Cherwell to the west, Aves ditch to the east, and field boundaries to the north and south. In 1959 the parish covered an area of 1,765 acres (714 ha).^[2]