Brightwell-cum-Sotwell
Parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.616, -1.158 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 58 91 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
Brightwell-cum-Sotwell is a large, characterful village in the district of South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, set amid rolling farmland and with easy access to the nearby River Thames and the market town of Wallingford. Historically the two settlements of Brightwell and Sotwell grew together and the area was part of Berkshire until county boundary changes in 1974; you still find timber‑framed houses, historic churches and several listed buildings that hint at its long rural past.
Today the village has a lively community life centred on a village hall, clubs and annual events, plus local amenities that attract families and commuters. Many residents travel to Oxford, Reading or London (often via Didcot), while the surrounding countryside supports agriculture, small local businesses and a strong sense of village identity.
Postcode districts covering Brightwell-cum-Sotwell
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 13.9 miles
- Slough 24.7 miles
- Oxford 10.2 miles
- High Wycombe 17.5 miles
- Basingstoke 24.5 miles
- Bracknell 22.4 miles
- Aylesbury 20.3 miles
- Maidenhead 19.7 miles
- Wokingham 20 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 6.7 miles
- Bicester 19.8 miles
- Newbury 16.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Warborough and Shillingford Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Warborough Parish 1.6 miles
- Wallingford Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Little Wittenham Parish 1.6 miles
- North Moreton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Dorchester Built-up area 2.1 miles
- South Moreton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Crowmarsh Gifford Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Benson Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Long Wittenham Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Berrick Salome Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell
OX10 0QW, OX10 0RP, OX10 0SA, OX10 0RA, OX10 8FJ, OX10 0PZ, OX11 9BG, OX10 0RL, OX10 8NA … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 31.7 miles
- Luton Airport 38.2 miles
- Wallingford Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Cholsey Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Ad
- Shillingford Bridge Hotel 3 0.9 miles
- The George Hotel, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire 4 1.9 miles
- White Hart Hotel 3 2 miles
- The George Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- The Town Arms 1.9 miles
- The George Hotel, Dorchester-on-Thames 4 1.9 miles
- The Swan, Streatley, Berkshire 4 6.5 miles
- The Chequers at Burcot 3.2 miles
- Railway Inn 3 4.3 miles
- The Red Lion 4.8 miles
Schools in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell
- Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 3.7 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 6.9 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 10.1 miles
- Magdalen College College 10.1 miles
- Christ Church College College 10.2 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 10.4 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 10.6 miles
- University of Oxford University 10.6 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 10.6 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 10.6 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 10.7 miles