Chalgrove
Ward in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.657, -1.088 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 63 95 |
Chalgrove sits on gently rolling downland in the south of Oxfordshire, within the South Oxfordshire district and close to the edge of the Chilterns. The ward covers the village and surrounding farmland, with a largely rural economy bolstered by local small businesses and many residents who commute into Oxford or even London. Traditional stone cottages, a village green, a primary school and active clubs give it a distinctly village feel despite good road links.
Historically the area is notable for the skirmish at Chalgrove Field in the English Civil War and the nearby wartime airbase, Chalgrove Airfield, which still shapes the skyline and local industry. The community stages seasonal events, supports grassroots sport and preserves a range of listed buildings, so the ward mixes a sense of living history with a practical, outward-facing village life.
Postcode districts covering Chalgrove
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 15.2 miles
- Slough 22.9 miles
- Oxford 9.5 miles
- High Wycombe 14.6 miles
- Bracknell 22.3 miles
- Aylesbury 16.2 miles
- Maidenhead 18.3 miles
- Wokingham 20.5 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 8.4 miles
- Bicester 17.2 miles
- Newbury 20.1 miles
- Didcot 7.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chalgrove Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Newington Parish 0.9 miles
- Berrick Salome Parish 1.4 miles
- Brightwell Baldwin Parish 1.6 miles
- Cuxham with Easington Parish 2 miles
- Drayton St. Leonard Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Stadhampton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Warborough Parish 2.6 miles
- Warborough and Shillingford Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Ewelme Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Benson Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Pyrton Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Chalgrove
OX44 7SZ, OX10 6JJ, OX44 7QN, OX44 7BJ, OX44 7SN, OX10 6JU, OX49 5PG, OX44 7RT, OX10 7AH … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 30 miles
- Luton Airport 34.2 miles
- Wallingford Railway Station 4.6 miles
- Culham Railway Station 6.4 miles
Hotels near Chalgrove Ad
- Shillingford Bridge Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- The George Hotel, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire 4 3.5 miles
- White Hart Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Crazy Bear Hotel Stadhampton 5 2.4 miles
- The George Hotel, Dorchester-on-Thames 4 3.5 miles
- The George Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- The Town Arms 4.1 miles
- The Chequers at Burcot 4.2 miles
- The Oxfordshire Golf & Spa Hotel 4 5.7 miles
- The Fat Fox Inn 3 3.7 miles
Schools in Chalgrove
- Chalgrove Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Swyncombe House Estate 5.5 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 6.6 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 7.2 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 7.4 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 7.4 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 9.4 miles
- Magdalen College College 9.4 miles
- Christ Church College College 9.6 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 9.8 miles
- University of Oxford University 9.9 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 10 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 10 miles