Shrivenham and Watchfield
Built-up area in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.605, -1.648 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 24 89 |
| Population: | 4,676 |
| Dialling code: | 01367 (Faringdon) |
Shrivenham is a compact historic village in the Vale of White Horse on the north‑western edge of the Berkshire Downs, sitting close to prehistoric routes such as the Ridgeway and within easy reach of the famous Uffington White Horse. It combines a traditional parish core of stone houses and a medieval church with a significant modern presence thanks to the Defence Academy of the UK based there, and many residents commute to nearby centres such as Swindon and Faringdon, blending rural character with contemporary economic links.
Watchfield, immediately north of Shrivenham, is a smaller village with a strong community feel and a history shaped by military use of local camps and airfields; it also gained counter‑cultural fame in the 1970s for hosting free festivals. Today it is largely residential, sharing amenities and social life with Shrivenham, and forms part of the wider district of the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, England, offering countryside living within easy reach of regional transport and services.
Postcode districts covering Shrivenham and Watchfield
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 6.5 miles
- Oxford 20 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 16.4 miles
- Chippenham 22.7 miles
- Newbury 19.6 miles
- Didcot 17.1 miles
- Witney 14.2 miles
- Thatcham 22.1 miles
- Wantage 9.8 miles
- Grove 9.5 miles
- Devizes 22.8 miles
- Calne 18.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Watchfield Parish 0.4 miles
- Shrivenham Parish 0.5 miles
- Watchfield & Shrivenham Ward 0.9 miles
- Bourton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Longcot Built-up area 2 miles
- Coleshill Parish 2.7 miles
- Ashbury Built-up area 3 miles
- Compton Beauchamp Parish 3.1 miles
- Fernham Parish 3.1 miles
- South Marston Parish 3.3 miles
- Little Coxwell Parish 3.3 miles
- Woolstone Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Shrivenham and Watchfield
SN6 8RL, SN6 8BY, SN6 8SJ, SN6 8FP, SN6 8FH, SN6 8RJ, SN6 8AP, SN6 8FU, SN6 8DL … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 46.9 miles
- Bristol Airport 48.6 miles
- Swindon Railway Station 6.5 miles
- Hungerford Railway Station 14.3 miles
Hotels near Shrivenham and Watchfield Ad
- The Barrington Arms Hotel 4 0.5 miles
- The Saracens Head Hotel 2 3.2 miles
- The White Horse Inn 3 3.2 miles
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 3.1 miles
- Helen Browning's Royal Oak 4 3.6 miles
- Sudbury House Hotel 4 4.8 miles
- Stanton House Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- The Highworth Hotel 3.3 miles
- The White Hart 4.5 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 6.4 miles
Schools in Shrivenham and Watchfield
- Watchfield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 4.6 miles
- County Ground Stadium 6 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 6.6 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 7.9 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 15 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 15.4 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.9 miles
- Eynsham Hall Estate 16.3 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 17.2 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 17.3 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 17.4 miles
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 19.2 miles