Sunningwell
Parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.707, -1.285 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 49 01 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
Sunningwell is a small, mainly rural parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, lying a few miles south of Oxford and close to Abingdon. The parish includes the village and the neighbouring hamlet of Bayworth, set among low-lying farmland, hedgerows and pleasant footpaths that make it popular with walkers and commuters who want quick access to the city while enjoying a quieter countryside setting.
Historically the area has deep roots - local landholdings were associated with monastic houses and the medieval church of St Leonard has early features - and it was transferred from Berkshire to Oxfordshire in the 1974 boundary changes. Today the community is a mix of agriculture, small local enterprises and residential life with occasional village events, retaining a strong sense of local history alongside its role as part of the wider Oxford commuter belt.
Postcode districts covering Sunningwell
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22.1 miles
- Swindon 23.6 miles
- Oxford 3.6 miles
- High Wycombe 23.5 miles
- Aylesbury 21.6 miles
- Banbury 24.7 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 2.3 miles
- Bicester 14.6 miles
- Newbury 20.9 miles
- Didcot 6.8 miles
- Witney 10.6 miles
- Thatcham 21.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Boars Hill Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Bayworth Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Wootton Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Abingdon Dunmore Ward 1.3 miles
- South Hinksey Built-up area 1.4 miles
- St. Helen Without Parish 1.6 miles
- Kennington Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Shippon Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Kennington & Radley Ward 1.8 miles
- Radley Built-up area 2 miles
- Abingdon Peachcroft Ward 2 miles
- Cothill Built-up area 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Sunningwell
OX13 6BJ, OX13 6RD, OX1 5ER, OX13 6RH, OX13 6RA, OX1 5DD, OX13 6RG, OX1 5DZ, OX1 5DL … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 39.1 miles
- Luton Airport 40.8 miles
- Radley Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 3.3 miles
Hotels near Sunningwell Ad
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 2.5 miles
- Old Bank Hotel 5 3.4 miles
- The Store 4 3.5 miles
- Royal Oxford Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford City Centre 4 3.2 miles
- Malmaison Oxford 4 3.2 miles
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 2.3 miles
- Crown Hotel 3.4 miles
- Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- The Cosener's House 2.5 miles
Schools in Sunningwell
- Sunningwell C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Christ Church College College 3.2 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 3.3 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 3.4 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 3.4 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 3.5 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 3.5 miles
- Magdalen College College 3.5 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 3.6 miles
- University of Oxford University 3.7 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 3.8 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 6.7 miles
- Eynsham Hall Estate 9.1 miles