Kidlington is a large village and civil parish in the Cherwell district, in Oxfordshire, England, between the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal, 5 miles (8 km) north of Oxford and 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Bicester. It remains officially a village despite its size. The 2011 census put the parish population at 13,723.
Church Street, Kidlington
Parish church of St Mary the Virgin. Its tall spire is a local landmark, nicknamed "Our Lady's Needle"
The site of former Kidlington railway station
Lady Anne Morton's almshouses, next to the parish church
Oxford Parkway railway station is a railway station at Water Eaton, Oxfordshire, on the Oxford–Bicester line. Full regular weekday service began on Monday 26 October 2015, although the first passengers travelled the previous day on a Sunday timetable.
The station in November 2015, soon after opening
Platforms under construction in April 2015, looking towards Islip