Blewbury & Harwell
Ward in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.584, -1.271 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 50 87 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
The Blewbury and Harwell ward sits in the largely rural Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. It brings together the picturesque, historic village of Blewbury with its narrow lanes, thatched and timber‑framed cottages and nearby chalk downland, and the more modern community clustered around Harwell.
Harwell is notable for the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, so the ward has an unusual mix of high‑tech employment alongside traditional farming, village shops and pubs. The area also carries layers of history from wartime airfield and post‑war research use to ancient footpaths, and retains a strong local community spirit with village events and rural clubs.
Postcode districts covering Blewbury & Harwell
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 15.6 miles
- Swindon 22.2 miles
- Oxford 11.7 miles
- High Wycombe 22.6 miles
- Basingstoke 23.4 miles
- Maidenhead 23.8 miles
- Wokingham 22.2 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 6.2 miles
- Bicester 22.5 miles
- Newbury 12.5 miles
- Didcot 2.1 miles
- Witney 17.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- West Hagbourne Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Upton Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Harwell Built-up area 1.4 miles
- East Hagbourne Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Didcot South Ward 1.6 miles
- Chilton Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Blewbury Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Didcot West Ward 1.9 miles
- Didcot Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Didcot North East Ward 2.5 miles
- Milton Hill Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Milton Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Blewbury & Harwell
OX11 0RZ, OX11 9HS, OX11 0SN, OX11 9NR, OX11 0EY, OX11 9JJ, OX11 6LP, OX11 0TT, OX11 9JP … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 35.9 miles
- Luton Airport 43.5 miles
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Appleford Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels in Blewbury & Harwell Ad
Schools in Blewbury & Harwell
- Aureus School Secondary
- Chilton County Primary School Primary
- Didcot Primary Academy Primary
- UTC Oxfordshire Secondary
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 2.3 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles
- Christ Church College College 11.5 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 11.6 miles
- Magdalen College College 11.7 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 11.7 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 11.8 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 11.8 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 11.9 miles
- University of Oxford University 11.9 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 12.1 miles