Wolvercote
Built-up area in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.784, -1.293 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 48 09 |
| Population: | 1,154 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
Wolvercote is a historic village on the northern edge of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England, sitting beside the River Thames (locally called the Isis) and overlooking the wide grazing of Port Meadow. It retains a compact village feel with period cottages, riverside paths and a handful of local shops, while being only a short commute into central Oxford.
With medieval roots and a strong commons tradition the floodplain and open land shape local life and conservation concerns. The village has an active community, a mix of long‑standing families and academic commuters, and is known to visitors for Wolvercote Cemetery, where J.R.R. Tolkien is buried.
Postcode districts covering Wolvercote
Most populated places nearby
- Oxford 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Aylesbury 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Banbury 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Bicester 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Didcot 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Witney 8.7 miles14 km
- Wantage 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Grove 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Carterton 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Kidlington 3 miles4.8 km
- Brackley 18.4 miles29.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Cutteslowe & Sunnymead Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Wytham Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Summertown Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Gosford and Water Eaton Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Yarnton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Kidlington East Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Walton Manor Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Osney & St. Thomas Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Carfax & Jericho Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cassington Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Kidlington West Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Old Marston Parish 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Wolvercote
OX2 8PS, OX2 8FL, OX2 8PX, OX2 8PQ, OX2 8FW, OX2 8PG, OX2 8FT, OX2 8FF, OX2 8PE … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 40 miles64.4 km
- London Heathrow Airport 41.9 miles67.4 km
- Oxford Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Islip Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Oxford Bus Station 2.3 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Wolvercote Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Holiday Inn Oxford 4 0.8 miles1.3 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Oxford 4 0.5 miles0.8 km
- The Store 5 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- 100 Banbury Road Oxford 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cotswold Lodge Hotel 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Rhodes House, Oxford 2.4 miles3.9 km
Local points of interest
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 2.4 miles3.9 km
- University of Oxford University 2.5 miles4 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Christ Church College College 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Magdalen College College 3 miles4.7 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 3 miles4.8 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km