Harwell
Built-up area in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.599, -1.292 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SU 49 89 |
| Population: | 1,998 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
Harwell is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England, sitting in gentle agricultural countryside a few miles from Didcot and Wantage. The setting is typically low-lying Vale with easy access to the nearby Berkshire Downs and long-distance paths such as the Ridgeway, giving a mix of rural character and commuter convenience.
What makes Harwell especially notable is the nearby Harwell Campus, a major science and innovation cluster that grew from the post‑war Atomic Energy Research Establishment and now hosts facilities such as the Diamond Light Source and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, bringing a high‑tech economic pulse to the village. The area also has wartime connections via RAF Harwell, used during the Second World War, and the village retains a close-knit community feel with a village church, school and local events alongside the modern research presence.
Postcode districts covering Harwell
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Swindon 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Oxford 10.8 miles17.4 km
- High Wycombe 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Basingstoke 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Maidenhead 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Wokingham 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Bicester 21.7 miles35 km
- Newbury 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Didcot 2 miles3.2 km
- Witney 15.7 miles25.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Milton Hill Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Blewbury & Harwell Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Milton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- West Hagbourne Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Didcot West Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Chilton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Didcot South Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Upton Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Didcot Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- East Hendred Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Sutton Courtenay and Milton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- East Hagbourne Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Harwell
OX11 0DX, OX11 0GJ, OX11 0LJ, OX11 0FS, OX11 0ER, OX11 0HH, OX11 0FW, OX11 0DT, OX11 0LL … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 37 miles59.5 km
- Luton Airport 43.9 miles70.6 km
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Appleford Railway Station 3.5 miles5.7 km
Hotels near Harwell Ad
- Plum Pudding 2 miles3.2 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Milton Hill 4 1.3 miles2 km
- Steventon House Hotel 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Old Abbey House 4.9 miles7.9 km
- White Hart Hotel 3 6.2 miles10 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Ferrymans Cottage 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Christ Church College College 10.5 miles17 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 10.7 miles17.1 km
- Magdalen College College 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 10.9 miles17.6 km
- University of Oxford University 11 miles17.7 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 12.5 miles20.1 km