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Bicester - of Saxon origin (not Roman, despite the
spelling), is a traditional and thriving market town, known for being the fastest growing town in Oxfordshire.
Take time to explore the historic town and enjoy a stroll
to the Bicester Outlet Shopping Village on the outskirts of the town.
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Local Information
- Tourist Information Centres:
- Unit 6a, Bicester Village, Pingle Drive, Bicester, OX6 7WD Tel: 01869 369055 Fax: 01869 369054
Open all year, daily 10am - 6pm
- Post Office: 58 Sheep St Tel: 01869 252329
- Population: 28,000 +
- Early closing: Thursday
- Market Days: Friday
- Register Office: Waverley House, Queens Avenue Tel: 01869 252917
- Twinning - with Neunkirchen-Seelscheid near Bonn & Cologne in Germany and also with Canton des Essarts lying between Nantes and Bordeau in France
- Fire, Police, Ambulance - in an emergency dial 999
- Fire: Bicester Fire Protection Office, Queens Road OX6 8NR Tel: 01869 252363
- Police: Police Station, Queens Avenue, Bicester OX6 8NT Tel: 01869 320919
- Hospitals:
- Bicester Community Hospital, Kings End (Minor Injuries Dept out of normal surgery hours) Tel: 01869 876500
- John Radcliffe (Casualty Dept), Headley Way, Headington, Oxford Tel: 01865 741166
- Travel:
- Bus:Stagecoach and Oxford Tube timetables and online ticket shop.
- Rail:
- Chiltern Railways, Provides services between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill.
- Thames Trains/Great Western go from Bicester Town Station to Islip, Oxford and beyond.
- Careers Office, Victoria Road: Tel: 01869 253886
- Chemists:
- Cooks Chemists, The Old Barn, Coker Close
- Superdrug, 39 Sheep Street
- Lloyds Pharmacy, 34 Sheep Street
- Boots the Chemist, 33/35 Sheep Street
- Cooks Chemists, The Old Barn, Coker Close
- Job Centre, 19/21Manorsfield Road: Tel: 01869 252751
- Department of Social Security:Tel: 01295 455000
- Citizens Advice Bureau, The Garth, Bicester: Tel: 01869 321076
- Library: Old Place Yard: Tel: 01869 252181 - Mon 1300 - 1900, Wed & Thur 0930 - 1700, Fri 0930 - 1900, Sat 0900 - 1600
- Local newspapers:
- Bicester Advertiser(Fri), 50 Market Square, Bicester Tel: 01869 241436
- Bicester Review(Fri), 8 West Street, Buckingham Tel: 01280 813434
- Oxford Times(Fri), Osney Mead, Oxford Tel: 01865 244988
- Oxford Mail, Osney Mead, Oxford Tel: 01865 244988
- Local Radio & TV:
- Central Television, Unit 9, Windrush Court, Abingdon Tel: 01235 554123
- FOX FM, Brush House, Pony Road, Oxford Tel: 01865 748787
- BBC Radio Oxford 95.2 FM, 269 Banbury Road, Oxford Tel: 01865 311444
- Local Council Offices:
- Bicester Town Council, The Garth, Launton Road, Bicester, Oxon, OX6 0JB Tel: 01869 252915 or 01869 320007
- Cherwell District Council, Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury OX15 4AA Tel: 01295 252535
- Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND Tel: 01865 792422
- Education:
- Bardwell Special, Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive Tel: 01869 242182
- Bicester Adult Continuing Education Centre, Queens Avenue Tel: 01869 241532
- Bicester Community College, Queens Avenue Tel: 01869 243331
- Brookside County Primary, Bucknell Road Tel: 01869 252482
- Bure Park Primary, Lucerne Avenue Tel: 01869 354059
- Chesterton C.E. Primary, Chesterton Tel: 01869 252498
- Cooper Secondary, Churchill Road Tel: 01869 242121
- Glory Farm County Primary and Nursery School, Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive Tel: 01869 244050
- Kindercare Learning Centres, Unit 3 Minton Place, Victoria Road Tel: 01869240900
- Kings Meadow County Primary Shakespeare Drive Tel: 01869 323525
- Langford Village County Primary, Peregrine Way, Langford Tel: 01869 369021
- Launton C.E. Primary, Launton Tel: 01869 253692
- Longfield County Primary and Nursery School, Longfields Road Tel: 01869 252386
- Lower Heyford Nursery, Market Square, Lower Heyford, Nr.Bicester Tel: 01869 340746
- Priory Day Nursery, 1 The Priory, Priory Road Tel: 01869 252753
- Southwold County Primary, Holm Way Tel: 01869 324061
- St. Edgburgs C. of E. Primary, Cemetery Road Tel: 01869 252393
- St. Mary's R.C. Primary, Queen's Avenue Tel: 01869 252035
- Chamber of Commerce
Recreation, Sport & Leisure
- Bicester & Ploughley Sports Centre, Queens Drive, Bicester Tel: 01869 253914
- Golf:
- Chesterton Country Golf Club, Chesterton, Bicester Tel: 01869 241204
- Kirtlington Golf Club, Kirtlington Tel: 01869 351133
- Bicester Hash House Harriers - "The drinking club with a running problem"
- Bicester Rotaract Club - an organisation for 18 to 29 year olds which organises social events as well as raising money for charity and helping in the community. The club is a registered charity.
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