Stanford
Ward in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.611, -1.53 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 32 90 |
| Dialling code: | 01367 (Faringdon) |
The ward is centred on the village of Stanford in the Vale in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. It sits amid rolling lowland farmland, hedgerows and small woodlands typical of southern Oxfordshire, and the settlement retains a historic parish church, timber‑framed cottages and a compact village green that lend a strong sense of place.
Community life is lively for a rural ward, with a primary school, village hall, local pub and regular village events, while the local economy remains rooted in agriculture alongside a significant number of commuters travelling to nearby centres such as Wantage, Faringdon, Didcot and Swindon. Conservation areas and listed buildings mean heritage and planning are often prominent local concerns.
Postcode districts covering Stanford
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 11.4 miles
- Oxford 15.6 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 11.4 miles
- Newbury 16.8 miles
- Didcot 12 miles
- Witney 12.2 miles
- Thatcham 18.9 miles
- Wantage 4.9 miles
- Grove 4.4 miles
- Calne 23.3 miles
- Calne Without 24.8 miles
- Cirencester 20.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Baulking Parish 0.3 miles
- Uffington Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Kingston Lisle Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Sparsholt Built-up area 2 miles
- Shellingford Parish 2.1 miles
- Stanford in the Vale Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Fernham Parish 2.4 miles
- West Challow Parish 2.4 miles
- Goosey Parish 2.8 miles
- Childrey Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Woolstone Parish 2.8 miles
- Hatford Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Stanford
SN7 8HT, SN7 8FW, SN7 8GJ, SN7 8HN, SN7 8HS, SN7 8PG, SN7 8FR, SN7 7SA, SN7 8LD … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 46.3 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 47.1 miles
- Swindon Railway Station 11.4 miles
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 12.3 miles
Hotels near Stanford Ad
- Mollie's Motel and Diner 4 4.7 miles
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 5.1 miles
- The Old Crown Coaching Inn 4 miles
- Sudbury House Hotel 4 3.9 miles
- Queens Arms 4 9 miles
- The Highworth Hotel 7.9 miles
- Plum Pudding 9.9 miles
- The Riverside 3 9 miles
- The Saracens Head Hotel 3 7.8 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 9.9 miles
Schools in Stanford
- Shellingford C of E (Voluntary Aided) School Primary
- Stanford In the Vale C of E Primary School Primary
- Uffington C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 4 miles
- County Ground Stadium 10.9 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 10.9 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 12.1 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 12.2 miles
- Eynsham Hall Estate 13.7 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles
- Christ Church College College 15.2 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 15.2 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 15.3 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 15.4 miles
- University of Oxford University 15.4 miles