The route is now the Cherwell Valley Line and Heyford station is served by Great Western Railway trains. In 1808 Lower Heyford had two dame schools, and by 1833 there were three more formal schools. A National School was built in Market Square and opened in 1867. The building was extended by the building of an extra classroom in 1894. In a reorganisation of schools in 1932, the National School became a junior school and senior pupils from Lower Heyford had to go to Steeple Aston. Lower Heyford school became a Church of England controlled school in 1952. It closed in 1974 and is now a private house. Amenities The Bell Inn is a late 17th- or early 18th-century building that has been a pub since at least 1819. In the 20th century it was controlled by Halls Oxford and West Brewery. It is now a free house. Lower Heyford has a playing field and sports pavilion in Freehold Street. The field was funded by the King George's Fields Foundation. Lower Heyford has a bowls club. In 2000 Lower Heyford Cricket Club was the champion of Oxfordshire Cricket Association League Division Four. The Heyfords Women's Institute serves both Lower and Upper Heyford. Public transport Red Rose Travel bus route 25 serves Lower Heyford, linking the village with Bicester via Upper Heyford and Middleton Stoney. The bus stops are outside the Kingdom Hall at the east end of the village. Buses do not serve Lower Heyford railway station. Buses run from Mondays to Saturdays, mostly at hourly intervals. There is no late evening service, and no service on Sundays or bank holidays. References Sources and further reading External links Heyford.info Civil parishes in Oxfordshire Villages in Oxfordshire