Letcombe Bassett
Parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.551, -1.472 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 36 83 |
Letcombe Bassett is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England, tucked into rolling chalk downland and centred on the spring-fed Letcombe Brook. It feels quietly rural, with historic farmhouses and cottages clustered along narrow lanes, giving the area a distinctly traditional character.
With medieval roots - its name reflecting later manorial ownership - the village is noted for the wildlife of its chalk stream and the surrounding agricultural landscape. A close-knit local community stages occasional village events, while many residents commute to nearby towns such as Wantage and Didcot, combining rural living with easy access to services.
Postcode districts covering Letcombe Bassett
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22.2 miles
- Swindon 13.7 miles
- Oxford 17 miles
- Andover 23.3 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 11.7 miles
- Newbury 12 miles
- Didcot 10.4 miles
- Witney 16.4 miles
- Thatcham 14.1 miles
- Wantage 3.4 miles
- Grove 4.4 miles
- Calne 23.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Letcombe Regis Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Childrey Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Fawley Parish 2.8 miles
- Sparsholt Built-up area 2.8 miles
- East Challow Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Wantage Charlton Ward 2.9 miles
- Wantage Built-up area 3.4 miles
- West Challow Parish 3.5 miles
- Kingston Lisle Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Wantage & Grove Brook Ward 3.8 miles
- Upper Lambourn Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Lambourn Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Letcombe Bassett
OX12 9LN, OX12 9LY, OX12 9LT, OX12 9LR, OX12 9LU, OX12 9XG, OX12 9NB, OX12 9LX, OX12 9LP … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 41.8 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 44 miles
- Hungerford Railway Station 9.6 miles
- Kintbury Railway Station 10.3 miles
Hotels near Letcombe Bassett Ad
- The Greyhound Inn 4 2 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- The White Horse Inn 3 5.2 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Membury M4 3 5.9 miles
- The Queen's Arms 4 4.5 miles
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 6.4 miles
- The Volunteer 4 5.4 miles
- Helen Browning's Royal Oak 4 7.6 miles
- Sudbury House Hotel 4 8.7 miles
- Mollie's Oxford 4 8.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 8.8 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 10.7 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 12 miles
- County Ground Stadium 12.9 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 12.9 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 13.1 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.7 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.6 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 16.1 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles
- Christ Church College College 16.6 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 16.8 miles