Sparsholt
Parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.586, -1.508 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 34 87 |
| Dialling code: | 01367 (Faringdon) |
Sparsholt is a small rural civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England, lying a few miles south of Wantage. Set in rolling downland, it enjoys strong visual links with the prehistoric landscape of the area - the famous Uffington White Horse and the ancient track of the Ridgeway are within easy reach - which gives the parish a pleasantly open, historic character.
Historically the area was part of Berkshire until the county boundary changes of the 1970s, and today it remains largely agricultural while also serving as a commuter base for nearby towns. The community is small and close‑knit, with surviving historic buildings and typical village amenities that reflect a quiet, village way of life rooted in local history and countryside activities.
Postcode districts covering Sparsholt
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Swindon 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Oxford 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Newbury 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Didcot 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Witney 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Thatcham 17 miles27.3 km
- Wantage 3.7 miles6 km
- Grove 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Calne 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Calne Without 24.8 miles39.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Sparsholt Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Kingston Lisle Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Childrey Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- West Challow Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Stanford Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Baulking Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- East Challow Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Letcombe Regis Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Uffington Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Letcombe Bassett Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Woolstone Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Goosey Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Sparsholt
OX12 9PS, OX12 9PJ, OX12 9PU, OX12 9PE, OX12 9PZ, OX12 9XD, OX12 9PX, OX12 9QD, OX12 9PT … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 44.4 miles71.5 km
- London Heathrow Airport 45.9 miles73.8 km
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 11.8 miles19 km
Hotels near Sparsholt Ad
- Mollie's Motel and Diner 4 6.2 miles10 km
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 5 miles8.1 km
- Queens Arms 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Old Crown Coaching Inn 6 miles9.6 km
- Plum Pudding 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Barrington Arms Hotel 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Sudbury House Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Highworth Hotel 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 9.3 miles14.9 km
- The Saracens Head Hotel 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 6 miles9.6 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 11 miles17.7 km
- County Ground Stadium 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Burderop Park Estate 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 15.5 miles25 km
- Christ Church College College 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 15.9 miles25.6 km