Chalgrove
Built-up area in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.668, -1.081 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 63 96 |
| Population: | 2,830 |
| Dialling code: | 01844 (Thame) |
Chalgrove is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It sits on the small Chalgrove Brook a few miles south‑east of Oxford and is characterised by a mix of stone and brick cottages and the medieval parish church of St Mary the Virgin. The locality is remembered for the skirmish at Chalgrove Field in 1643 during the Civil War, where the Parliamentarian leader John Hampden was wounded, an episode still marked in local memory.
Modern Chalgrove blends agriculture with commuter life and small businesses; the nearby former wartime Chalgrove Airfield has been adapted for light industry, aircraft maintenance and general aviation. Village life is centred on a primary school, pubs, a village hall and sports clubs, giving it a lively community atmosphere while remaining rooted in its rural past.
Postcode districts covering Chalgrove
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 15.8 miles
- Slough 22.9 miles
- Oxford 9.3 miles
- High Wycombe 14.5 miles
- Bracknell 22.6 miles
- Aylesbury 15.5 miles
- Maidenhead 18.4 miles
- Wokingham 21 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 8.7 miles
- Bicester 16.5 miles
- Newbury 20.9 miles
- Didcot 8.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newington Parish 1.2 miles
- Cuxham with Easington Parish 1.8 miles
- Brightwell Baldwin Parish 1.9 miles
- Berrick Salome Parish 2.2 miles
- Stadhampton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Drayton St. Leonard Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Little Milton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Haseley Brook Ward 2.7 miles
- Pyrton Parish 2.7 miles
- Stoke Talmage Parish 2.9 miles
- Great Haseley Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Warborough Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Chalgrove
OX44 7RG, OX44 7SN, OX44 7SR, OX44 7RF, OX44 7QN, OX44 7QU, OX44 7RL, OX44 7TL, OX44 7BZ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 30.1 miles
- Luton Airport 33.6 miles
- Wallingford Railway Station 5.4 miles
- Culham Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Chalgrove Ad
- The George Hotel, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire 4 4 miles
- Shillingford Bridge Hotel 3 4 miles
- Crazy Bear Hotel Stadhampton 5 2.3 miles
- White Hart Hotel 3 4 miles
- The Oxfordshire Golf & Spa Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- The Old Red Lion 4.3 miles
- The George Hotel, Dorchester-on-Thames 4 4 miles
- The Queens Head 3 6.3 miles
- The Bat & Ball Inn 4.4 miles
- The Fat Fox Inn 3 3.7 miles
Schools in Chalgrove
- Chalgrove Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Swyncombe House Estate 5.8 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 6.4 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 6.5 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 7 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 8 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 9.2 miles
- Magdalen College College 9.2 miles
- Christ Church College College 9.4 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 9.5 miles
- University of Oxford University 9.7 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 9.7 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 9.8 miles