Grove North
Ward in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.614, -1.419 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 40 90 |
Grove North sits on the edge of the large village of Grove in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, lying close to Wantage and within easy reach of Didcot. The ward is set against the gentle chalk downland and farmland typical of the Vale, with countryside walking routes and historic sights such as the nearby Ridgeway and the Uffington White Horse within a short drive.
Locally the area mixes suburban housing with remaining agricultural land and modest local shops, schools and sports clubs, while many residents commute to jobs at Didcot, the Harwell Science Campus or Oxford. There’s also a touch of wartime history nearby, with the site of a former RAF airfield close by, and a steady community focus around village halls, pubs and volunteer groups.
Postcode districts covering Grove North
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22 miles35.4 km
- Swindon 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Oxford 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Bicester 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Newbury 15 miles24.1 km
- Didcot 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Witney 12.4 miles20 km
- Thatcham 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Wantage 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Grove 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Cirencester 24.6 miles39.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Grove Built-up area 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Wantage & Grove Brook Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- West Hanney Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Denchworth Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Steventon & the Hanneys Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Wantage Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- East Hanney Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- East Challow Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Lyford Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Wantage Charlton Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- West Challow Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Lockinge Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Grove North
OX12 0QB, OX12 0PL, OX12 0PX, OX12 7FS, OX12 0NF, OX12 0PA, OX12 7FF, OX12 0NH, OX12 0GT … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 42.5 miles68.4 km
- Southampton Airport 45.9 miles73.9 km
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Appleford Railway Station 7.8 miles12.6 km
Hotels near Grove North Ad
- Mollie's Motel and Diner 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Plum Pudding 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Old Abbey House 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Queens Arms 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Milton Hill 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Old Crown Coaching Inn 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Steventon House Hotel 4.5 miles7.3 km
Schools in Grove North
- Grove C of E School Primary
- Millbrook Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Christ Church College College 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 12 miles19.3 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 12 miles19.3 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 12 miles19.3 km
- Magdalen College College 12.1 miles19.5 km
- University of Oxford University 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 12.2 miles19.7 km