Checkendon
Parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.537, -1.037 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 66 82 |
Checkendon is a small village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, tucked into the slopes of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish is characterised by woodland, rolling farmland and elevated viewpoints that give long vistas across the surrounding Vale, making it popular with walkers and those seeking a rural setting not far from larger towns.
Its historic core features traditional timber‑framed cottages and an old parish church, and the community retains a strongly rural yet partly commuter character: local livelihoods still include agriculture while many residents travel to nearby centres for work. Social life revolves around village events, a village hall and the sort of community groups that help preserve the area’s quiet, conservation‑minded atmosphere.
Postcode districts covering Checkendon
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Slough 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Oxford 17.5 miles28.1 km
- High Wycombe 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Basingstoke 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Bracknell 14.9 miles24.1 km
- Aylesbury 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Maidenhead 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Aldershot 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Farnborough 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Staines-upon-Thames 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Wokingham 12.5 miles20.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Checkendon Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Stoke Row Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Woodcote Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Gallowstree Common Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Woodcote & Rotherfield Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Goring Heath Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Highmoor Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Cray's Pond Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Sonning Common Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Kidmore End & Whitchurch Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Ipsden Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Shepherd's Green Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Checkendon
RG8 0TU, RG8 0UH, RG8 0UB, RG4 9HT, RG8 0QT, RG8 0TP, RG4 9JA, RG8 0NX, RG9 5NW … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 25.4 miles40.8 km
- Luton Airport 36.9 miles59.5 km
- Pangbourne Railway Station 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Goring & Streatley Railway Station 4.3 miles6.9 km
Hotels near Checkendon Ad
- Ferrymans Cottage 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Springs Resort & Golf Club 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Swan at Streatley 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Relais Henley 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Henley-on-Thames 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Leander Club 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Rioshouse Henley 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Market House 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Greenlands Hotel 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Malmaison Reading 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
Schools in Checkendon
- Checkendon C of E (A) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Crowsley Park Estate 4 miles6.4 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 4.6 miles7.5 km
- University of Reading University 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Mortimer House Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Adams Park Stadium 12.1 miles19.4 km