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 miles35.8 km
- Swindon 13.7 miles22 km
- Oxford 17 miles27.3 km
- Andover 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Newbury 12 miles19.3 km
- Didcot 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Witney 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Thatcham 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Wantage 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Grove 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Calne 23.8 miles38.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Letcombe Regis Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Childrey Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Fawley Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Sparsholt Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- East Challow Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Wantage Charlton Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Wantage Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- West Challow Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Kingston Lisle Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Wantage & Grove Brook Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Upper Lambourn Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Lambourn Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Letcombe Bassett
OX12 9LU, OX12 9LX, OX12 9LL, OX12 9XG, OX12 9LW, OX12 9LT, RG17 7UU, OX12 9LY, OX12 9NB … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 41.8 miles67.3 km
- London Heathrow Airport 44 miles70.8 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 10.3 miles16.6 km
Hotels near Letcombe Bassett Ad
- Queens Arms 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Mollie's Motel and Diner 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Plum Pudding 9.1 miles14.7 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- The Old Crown Coaching Inn 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Barrington Arms Hotel 8.5 miles13.6 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 12 miles19.3 km
- County Ground Stadium 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Burderop Park Estate 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Christ Church College College 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 16.8 miles27 km