One of two, Upper and Lower. Upper is slightly North. I don’t think it’s anything to do with elevation.
They’re both small villages on the edge of the canal, looking across the flood-planes of the River Cherwell.
Lower Heyford has a marina and railway station.
The mobile signal down there is abysmal, otherwise it might be a desirable place to be.
Upper Heyford Airbase
Both Lower and Upper Heyford are on the edge of an airbase of some strategic importance during the cold war. Heyford Park, or Upper Heyford Airbase.
B52 and U-2 aircraft were stationed here in the period from 1952-1965, when it was used for US reconnaissance.
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