British Railways withdrew passenger services in 1957 and closed Aston Rowant goods yard in 1961. The track has since been dismantled. The railway station appears in four feature films: The Captive Heart (1946) My Brother Jonathan (1947) My Brother's Keeper (1948) Portrait of Clare (1950) Excerpts of these films can be found at The Watlington Branch Line YouTube Playlist. Amenities Aston Rowant Cricket Club plays in the Home Counties and Cherwell Leagues. Its ground covers a quarter of the gap between Aston Rowant and Kingston Blount (known as Kingston, locally) and serves both villages' cricketers. Kingston can be reached by direct path or road and has another sports ground next to its allotments. Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve, on the Chiltern escarpment, is partly in the parish. References Sources External links Aston Rowant Parish Council Civil parishes in Oxfordshire Villages in Oxfordshire