Whitchurch Hill
Built-up area in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.507, -1.079 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 64 79 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Whitchurch Hill is a small hilltop settlement in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, sitting on the scarp of the Chiltern Hills above the River Thames valley. The village overlooks the riverside community of Whitchurch-on-Thames and is close to market towns such as Pangbourne and Reading, giving it a mix of quiet rural character and easy access to bigger centres.
Locally it feels like a classic Oxfordshire hamlet - older cottages, farmland and plenty of public footpaths make it popular with walkers and country-lovers, while many residents commute to nearby towns and cities. The area also carries a touch of history: communities along this stretch of the Thames were affected by the 1974 county boundary changes that moved some places into Oxfordshire, and the landscape still reflects longstanding agricultural and residential use rather than heavy industry.
Postcode districts covering Whitchurch Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Slough 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Oxford 18.5 miles29.8 km
- High Wycombe 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Basingstoke 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Bracknell 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Aylesbury 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Maidenhead 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Aldershot 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Farnborough 20 miles32.2 km
- Wokingham 12.4 miles20 km
- Fleet 19 miles30.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Goring Heath Parish 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Cray's Pond Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Whitchurch-on-Thames Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Woodcote Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Kidmore End & Whitchurch Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Pangbourne Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Purley on Thames Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Goring-on-Thames Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Tilehurst & Purley Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Goring Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Basildon Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Whitchurch Hill
RG8 7PG, RG8 7PZ, RG8 7PL, RG8 7PU, RG8 7NP, RG8 7NR, RG8 7PY, RG8 7PA, RG8 7QP … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 26.9 miles43.3 km
- Luton Airport 39.6 miles63.8 km
- Pangbourne Railway Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Goring & Streatley Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
Hotels near Whitchurch Hill Ad
- The Swan at Streatley 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Ferrymans Cottage 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Elephant Hotel 3 1.6 miles2.7 km
- The Springs Resort & Golf Club 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The Market House 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Pentahotel Reading 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Malmaison Reading 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Voco Reading 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 8.1 miles13 km
Local points of interest
- Crowsley Park Estate 5.6 miles9 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 7.3 miles11.7 km
- University of Reading University 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Mortimer House Estate 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 13.1 miles21 km