Somerton is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, in the Cherwell valley about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Bicester. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 305.
St James the Apostle parish church
A gold noble coin of Edward III, dating from c. 1363 – c. 1369, found in Somerton in 2011
The medieval cross in St James' churchyard is a Grade I listed structure.
Somerton Deep Lock, completed in 1787
The River Cherwell is a tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises near Hellidon, Northamptonshire and flows southwards for 40 miles (64 km) to meet the Thames at Oxford in Oxfordshire.
The Cherwell at Magdalen Bridge, Oxford
The River Cherwell near Edgcote, Northamptonshire
View upstream as the River Cherwell (flowing under the bridge) is joined by the Oxford Canal (coming from the right)
Punts on the river at Oxford