Chawley
Built-up area in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.736, -1.32 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 47 04 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
Chawley is a small hamlet in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England, situated just to the west of Oxford near the village of Cumnor. It occupies the gentle chalk downland typical of the area and has a quiet, semi‑rural feel while remaining within easy commuting distance of the city.
Historically agricultural with a scattering of cottages and former farmsteads, the settlement today is largely residential and relies on neighbouring villages for shops, pubs and community facilities, with many residents working in Oxford or nearby towns. The wider Vale of White Horse is notable for its historic and prehistoric landscape - most famously the Uffington White Horse - and Chawley benefits from easy access to those countryside walks and local heritage.
Postcode districts covering Chawley
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24.6 miles39.7 km
- Swindon 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Oxford 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Aylesbury 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Banbury 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Bicester 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Newbury 22.8 miles36.8 km
- Didcot 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Witney 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Thatcham 23.6 miles38 km
- Wantage 11.1 miles17.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Cumnor Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Botley & Sunningwell Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- North Hinksey Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Boars Hill Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Besselsleigh Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Farmoor Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Osney & St. Thomas Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- South Hinksey Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Appleton-with-Eaton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Wytham Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Sunningwell Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Appleton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Chawley
OX2 9GG, OX2 9PS, OX2 9RQ, OX2 9PT, OX2 9PH, OX2 9RF, OX2 9PG, OX2 9PJ, OX2 9RX … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 41.3 miles66.5 km
- Luton Airport 41.8 miles67.2 km
- Oxford Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Radley Railway Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Oxford Bus Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
Hotels near Chawley Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 3 miles4.9 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Store 5 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford City Centre 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- River Hotel 2 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Rhodes House, Oxford 3.1 miles5.1 km
Local points of interest
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Christ Church College College 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 3 miles4.8 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 3.1 miles4.9 km
- University of Oxford University 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Magdalen College College 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 5 miles8 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 8.1 miles13 km