Wendlebury is a village and civil parish about 2 miles southwest of Bicester and about 1⁄2 mile from Junction 9 of the M40. Junction 9 is where the A34 and A41 roads meet the M40, and it is also called the Wendlebury Interchange. A stream flows through the centre of the village, parallel with the main street. The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 421. The toponym is derived from Old English, meaning the burh of a Saxon named Wændel.