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 miles35.6 km
- Swindon 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Oxford 3.6 miles5.8 km
- High Wycombe 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Aylesbury 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Banbury 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bicester 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Newbury 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Didcot 6.8 miles11 km
- Witney 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Thatcham 21.4 miles34.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Boars Hill Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Bayworth Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Wootton Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Abingdon Dunmore Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- South Hinksey Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- St. Helen Without Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Kennington Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Shippon Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Kennington & Radley Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Radley Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Abingdon Peachcroft Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Cothill Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Sunningwell
OX1 5ET, OX1 5DE, OX13 6QX, OX13 6QY, OX13 6BN, OX1 5DJ, OX13 6RE, OX1 5DG, OX13 6QT … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 39.1 miles62.9 km
- Luton Airport 40.8 miles65.7 km
- Radley Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Oxford Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Oxford Bus Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
Hotels near Sunningwell Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 3 miles4.9 km
- The Store 5 3.5 miles5.6 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Hampton by Hilton Oxford 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
Schools in Sunningwell
- Sunningwell C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Christ Church College College 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Magdalen College College 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 3.6 miles5.8 km
- University of Oxford University 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 9.1 miles14.6 km