Carterton Town Hall

Carterton is the second largest town in West Oxfordshire and is situated two miles south of the A40 to the south-west of Witney. The town lies on the edge of the Thames Valley and is close to the Cotswold area of outstanding natural beauty.

Carterton’s population has more than trebled in size during the last 30 years, to a present total of circa 18,000.

Much of this high development rate has been due to the presence of the adjoining RAF Brize Norton Air Base. Carterton is proud of its close and friendly relationship with the Royal Air Force, which is the largest employer in the area.

Other local employment is found on the Carterton South Industrial Estate where there is a wide range of companies of all sizes, on the West Oxfordshire Business Park, and on Ventura Business Park which covers some 23 acres to the east of the town.

Carterton Leisure Centre has a wide range of activities and facilities to suit everyone. Facilities include a fully equipped gym, a 6 lane 25 metre swimming pool, separate learner pool, and a spacious studio with a varied fitness class programme. It is the perfect place for children’s activities with a large swim school, birthday parties, and crèche. The Centre has recently completed an £8.4 million re-development, including expansion of the gym and a new dance studio, new fitness & swimming pool changing rooms, new crèche, new cafe and swimming viewing area, new soft play & trampoline park, and a new sports hall. The Centre was provided by West Oxfordshire District Council who also provided playing pitches and a sports pavilion on Monahan Way to the north-east of the town.

Visit the Carterton Leisure Centre

It is hoped that the current planned growth of the town will be matched by improvements to the town centre and local facilities. The Town Council is doing all it can to attract new shops and businesses to the town and also to provide much-needed sport and leisure facilities. In recent years Aldi and Morrisons have come to the town centre, giving shoppers increased choice. The most recent change was the Co-op Superstore being taken over by Asda in the autumn of 2015, with an Asda petrol station now on the site of the former Co-op petrol station.

Town Map & Town Wards

Town Maps are available from the Town Hall.

A downloadable map can be viewed here and the Street Index here.