Checkendon
Built-up area in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.543, -1.042 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 66 83 |
Checkendon is a small village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, set on the scarp of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The surrounding landscape of rolling chalk downland and ancient woodland provides a network of footpaths and attractive rural views, while larger centres such as Henley-on-Thames and Reading are within easy reach for shops and rail links.
Historically rooted with medieval origins, the settlement retains a compact core of traditional cottages and a parish church with old fabric, and community life centres on local events, the village hall and small-scale agriculture. Today the local economy is a mix of farming and residents who commute to nearby towns, and the area is popular with walkers and people seeking a quiet village atmosphere close to the Chilterns countryside.
Postcode districts covering Checkendon
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Slough 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Oxford 17 miles27.3 km
- High Wycombe 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Basingstoke 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Bracknell 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Aylesbury 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Maidenhead 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Aldershot 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Farnborough 21 miles33.8 km
- Staines-upon-Thames 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Wokingham 12.9 miles20.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Stoke Row Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Woodcote Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Woodcote & Rotherfield Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Ipsden Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Highmoor Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Gallowstree Common Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Nuffield Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Cray's Pond Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Goring Heath Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Shepherd's Green Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Sonning Common Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Rotherfield Peppard Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Checkendon
RG8 0SY, RG8 0TN, RG8 0TU, RG8 0ST, RG8 0TP, RG8 0SS, RG8 0SP, RG8 0SR, RG8 0SX … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 25.6 miles41.3 km
- Luton Airport 36.8 miles59.3 km
- Goring & Streatley Railway Station 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Pangbourne Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
Hotels near Checkendon Ad
- Ferrymans Cottage 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Springs Resort & Golf Club 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Swan at Streatley 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Relais Henley 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Henley-on-Thames 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Leander Club 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Rioshouse Henley 6 miles9.7 km
- Greenlands Hotel 4 7 miles11.2 km
- The Market House 6.8 miles11 km
- Malmaison Reading 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
Schools in Checkendon
- Checkendon C of E (A) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Swyncombe House Estate 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 4.3 miles7 km
- University of Reading University 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 8.7 miles14 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 10 miles16.1 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Adams Park Stadium 12 miles19.3 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Mortimer House Estate 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 12.2 miles19.6 km