Thame
Built-up area in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.747, -0.978 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 70 05 |
| Population: | 11,329 |
| Dialling code: | 01844 |
Thame is a historic market town in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, its name taken from the nearby River Thame. The town retains a long market square lined with a mix of medieval and Georgian buildings and old coaching‑house fronts, reflecting its origins as a local trading and agricultural centre on the edge of the Chiltern Hills.
Today Thame combines a strong local community with a commuter role for Oxford and London, helped by road links and the nearby Haddenham & Thame Parkway station. Independent shops, eateries, a small museum and regular events such as the agricultural Thame Show give it a lively high street feel, while light industry and local services underpin the town’s economy.
Postcode districts covering Thame
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 20.7 miles
- Milton Keynes 22.2 miles
- Slough 22.5 miles
- Oxford 11.5 miles
- High Wycombe 12.7 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 21.6 miles
- Aylesbury 8.6 miles
- Maidenhead 19.2 miles
- Dunstable 21.7 miles
- Bletchley 19.7 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 20.1 miles
- Wokingham 24.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Towersey Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Bernwood Ward 1.9 miles
- Long Crendon Built-up area 2 miles
- Shabbington Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Haddenham Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Kingsey Parish 2.8 miles
- Tetsworth Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Sydenham Built-up area 3 miles
- Chearsley Built-up area 3 miles
- Tiddington-with-Albury Parish 3.5 miles
- Ickford Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Tiddington Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Thame
OX9 3LD, OX9 3TX, OX9 2EL, OX9 2EF, OX9 3DL, OX9 3BA, OX9 3BP, OX9 0EH, OX9 2AU … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 27.5 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 29.4 miles
- Haddenham and Thame Parkway Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Chinnor Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Thame Ad
- Travelodge Thame 3 0.7 miles
- The Spread Eagle Hotel 3 0 miles
- The Oxfordshire Golf & Spa Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- The Old Red Lion 2.8 miles
- The Pointer 3.5 5.9 miles
- The Dinton Hermit 4 5 miles
- Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- The Five Arrows Hotel 4 7.2 miles
- Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa 4 3.7 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Oxford 3 5.1 miles
Schools in Thame
- Barley Hill Primary School Primary
- John Hampden Primary School Primary
- Lord Williams's School Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame Primary
Local points of interest
- Thame Abbey Historic site 1.5 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 6.1 miles
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 6.8 miles
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 8.4 miles
- Chequers court Country house 8.4 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 9.4 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 10.2 miles
- Adams Park Stadium 11.1 miles
- Magdalen College College 11.5 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 11.5 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 11.8 miles