Marcham
Ward in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.679, -1.323 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 46 98 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
Marcham sits on the flat, fertile floodplain of the River Ock in the heart of the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. It lies a few miles west of Abingdon and east of Wantage, with views across arable fields towards the Berkshire Downs and easy commuting links into Oxford and the surrounding towns.
The village has deep roots, with archaeological and documentary links back to Roman and Anglo‑Saxon times and a long medieval association with Abingdon Abbey. Today agriculture still shapes the local economy, while a compact community life - centred on the primary school, village hall, pub and active local societies - gives Marcham a distinctly rural but socially engaged character.
Postcode districts covering Marcham
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 21.7 miles34.8 km
- Swindon 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Oxford 6.1 miles9.8 km
- High Wycombe 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Aylesbury 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Bicester 17 miles27.4 km
- Newbury 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Didcot 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Witney 10.6 miles17 km
- Thatcham 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Wantage 7.5 miles12 km
Neighbouring places
- Shippon Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- St. Helen Without Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Marcham Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Cothill Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Abingdon Fitzharris Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Abingdon Caldecott Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Frilford Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Wootton Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Abingdon Dunmore Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Abingdon Abbey Northcourt Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Besselsleigh Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Marcham
OX13 6HH, OX13 6PP, OX13 6TZ, OX13 6QP, OX13 6HJ, OX13 6NY, OX13 6ES, OX13 6HN, OX13 6FT … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 39.9 miles64.2 km
- Luton Airport 43 miles69.2 km
- Radley Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Culham Railway Station 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Oxford Bus Station 5.6 miles9.1 km
Hotels near Marcham Ad
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Plum Pudding 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Old Abbey House 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Old Bank Hotel 5 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 6.2 miles10 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Hampton by Hilton Oxford 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
Schools in Marcham
- Marcham C of E (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary
- The Manor Preparatory School Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Christ Church College College 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 6 miles9.6 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 6 miles9.7 km
- Magdalen College College 6 miles9.7 km
- University of Oxford University 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 6.2 miles10 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 9.6 miles15.5 km