Wallingford
Parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.6, -1.132 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 60 89 |
| Population: | 10,348 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
The market town of Wallingford sits on the north bank of the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire. Perched beside the remains of Wallingford Castle and stretches of medieval town wall, it grew as a river crossing and market centre and was transferred from Berkshire to Oxfordshire in 1974.
Today Wallingford combines a busy high street of independent shops, antiques and cafés with a strong community arts scene, an active museum and events such as the BunkFest folk festival. Tourism, local services and commuting to nearby Oxford and Didcot underpin the economy, while the preserved heritage line from Cholsey celebrates the town’s railway past and the suburb of Winterbrook is noted as the long‑time home of Agatha Christie.
Postcode districts covering Wallingford
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 12.3 miles
- Slough 23.3 miles
- Oxford 11.7 miles
- High Wycombe 16.5 miles
- Basingstoke 23.3 miles
- Bracknell 20.8 miles
- Aylesbury 20.4 miles
- Maidenhead 18.3 miles
- Wokingham 18.4 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 8.2 miles
- Bicester 20.9 miles
- Newbury 15.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wallingford Built-up area 0 miles
- Crowmarsh Gifford Built-up area 1 mile
- Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Crowmarsh Parish 1.6 miles
- Cholsey Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Benson & Crowmarsh Ward 1.9 miles
- Benson Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Warborough Parish 2.4 miles
- Warborough and Shillingford Built-up area 2.4 miles
- North Moreton Built-up area 2.5 miles
- South Moreton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Ewelme Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Wallingford
OX10 0DB, OX10 9GN, OX10 9SL, OX10 9EE, OX10 9AS, OX10 0DX, OX10 8AH, OX10 9EH, OX10 8JF … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 30.4 miles
- Luton Airport 37.8 miles
- Wallingford Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Cholsey Railway Station 2.3 miles
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Schools in Wallingford
- Fir Tree Junior School Primary
- St John's Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas' C of E Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford Primary
- Wallingford School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 4.9 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 5.7 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 8.7 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 9.7 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 10.3 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 11.4 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 11.6 miles
- Magdalen College College 11.6 miles
- Christ Church College College 11.7 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 11.9 miles
- University of Oxford University 12.1 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 12.1 miles