Childrey
Parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.582, -1.488 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 35 87 |
| Population: | 582 |
| Dialling code: | 01367 (Faringdon) |
Childrey is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, in south‑central England. It sits on chalk downland at the western edge of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, close to the Berkshire border, and retains traces of ancient field systems and downland archaeology that reflect a long rural history.
The community combines traditional agriculture with a commuter presence to nearby towns such as Wantage and Didcot, and retains village amenities and a medieval parish church that anchor occasional social events and local life, giving Childrey a distinctly rural yet connected character.
Postcode districts covering Childrey
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 23.6 miles38.1 km
- Swindon 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Oxford 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Newbury 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Didcot 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Witney 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Thatcham 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Wantage 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Grove 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Calne 24 miles38.5 km
- Cirencester 22.6 miles36.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Childrey Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Sparsholt Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- West Challow Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Letcombe Regis Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- East Challow Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Kingston Lisle Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Letcombe Bassett Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Stanford Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Wantage & Grove Brook Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Baulking Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Wantage Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Wantage Charlton Ward 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Childrey
OX12 9UL, OX12 9UW, OX12 9UU, OX12 9PG, OX12 9UR, OX12 9TS, OX12 9NT, OX12 9UG, OX12 9UD … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 44 miles70.8 km
- London Heathrow Airport 45 miles72.4 km
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Appleford Railway Station 11.3 miles18.2 km
Hotels near Childrey Ad
- Mollie's Motel and Diner 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Queens Arms 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Plum Pudding 8.7 miles14 km
- The Old Crown Coaching Inn 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Sudbury House Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Milton Hill 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Steventon House Hotel 7.8 miles12.6 km
Schools in Childrey
- The Ridgeway C of E (C) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 11.7 miles18.9 km
- County Ground Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Burderop Park Estate 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 15.3 miles24.5 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Christ Church College College 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 15.6 miles25 km