Cumnor is a village and civil parish 3½ miles (5.6 km) west of the centre of Oxford, England.

The village is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Botley and its centre is west of the A420 road to Swindon.

Cumnor Primary School, located in the centre of the village has produced many notable pupils.

Notable residents in October 2008 included novelist Philip Pullman[2] and celebrity chef Sophie Grigson.

Cumnor parish adjoins the River Thames on its south bank near Bablock Hythe.

[7] In 1560 Cumnor Place saw the accidental death and rumoured suicide or murder of Amy Robsart, ailing wife of Lord Robert Dudley.

Cumnor includes some houses by Clough Williams-Ellis, the architect noted for his designs for Portmeirion.