Abingdon Peachcroft
Ward in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.68, -1.265 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 50 98 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
Peachcroft is a suburban ward on the edge of Abingdon within the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire. It sits close enough to the town centre for easy access to shops and services but retains a residential feel, with pockets of post‑war housing, small green spaces and good walking routes that link towards the riverside and the River Thames. Commuters value its straightforward road links into Oxford and the surrounding market towns.
Socially and economically the area is largely family‑orientated and community focused, served by local schools, clubs and neighbourhood shops rather than large employers. Its character is shaped by Abingdon’s long history as a market town and former abbey centre, so local events and volunteer groups often draw on that civic tradition while contemporary priorities centre on housing, local amenities and maintaining green spaces.
Postcode districts covering Abingdon Peachcroft
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 20.1 miles
- Swindon 23.7 miles
- Oxford 5.1 miles
- High Wycombe 22.4 miles
- Aylesbury 21.6 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 0.9 miles
- Bicester 16 miles
- Newbury 19.1 miles
- Didcot 4.9 miles
- Witney 12.4 miles
- Thatcham 19.6 miles
- Wantage 9.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Abingdon Abbey Northcourt Ward 0.6 miles
- Abingdon Dunmore Ward 0.8 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Radley Built-up area 1 mile
- Abingdon Fitzharris Ward 1.4 miles
- Kennington & Radley Ward 1.5 miles
- Abingdon Caldecott Ward 1.6 miles
- Sandford & the Wittenhams Ward 1.6 miles
- Bayworth Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Shippon Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Culham Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Sunningwell Parish 2 miles
Example postcodes in Abingdon Peachcroft
OX14 2NZ, OX14 3XD, OX14 2NB, OX14 2FU, OX14 3YA, OX14 2RQ, OX14 3TF, OX14 3XH, OX14 3PJ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 37.6 miles
- Luton Airport 40.6 miles
- Radley Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Culham Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 5.1 miles
Hotels near Abingdon Peachcroft Ad
- The Cosener's House 0.9 miles
- The Crown And Thistle 4 1 mile
- Old Abbey House 0.9 miles
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 4 miles
- Old Bank Hotel 5 5 miles
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 2.7 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 1.9 miles
- The Store 4 5.1 miles
- Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Railway Inn 3 2.2 miles
Schools in Abingdon Peachcroft
- Kingfisher School Special
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Thomas Reade Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 4.7 miles
- Christ Church College College 4.8 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 4.9 miles
- Magdalen College College 5 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 5.1 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 5.1 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 5.2 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 5.2 miles
- University of Oxford University 5.3 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 5.4 miles
- Eynsham Hall Estate 11 miles