Sutton Courtenay
Parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.634, -1.276 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 50 93 |
| Population: | 2,467 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
Sutton Courtenay is a riverside village in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England, sitting beside the River Thames not far from Didcot and Abingdon. The settlement has a long history with roots in the Anglo‑Saxon period and a compact medieval core centred on a historic parish church and a cluster of listed houses, giving the place a strong sense of architectural continuity and a protected conservation character.
Today the village combines small‑scale agriculture and local businesses with a commuter population who travel to nearby towns and Oxford; the riverside setting makes it popular for walking the Thames Path and informal leisure. Community life is lively for a village of its size, with village halls, clubs and occasional fairs that reflect its rural traditions alongside the pressures and benefits of modern development.
Postcode districts covering Sutton Courtenay
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 18 miles29 km
- Swindon 22.4 miles36 km
- Oxford 8.3 miles13.4 km
- High Wycombe 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Aylesbury 23.6 miles38 km
- Maidenhead 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Wokingham 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bicester 19.2 miles31 km
- Newbury 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Didcot 2 miles3.2 km
- Witney 14.2 miles22.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Sutton Courtenay and Milton Built-up area 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Culham Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Appleford-on-Thames Parish 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Milton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Drayton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Didcot West Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Didcot Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Milton Hill Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Abingdon Caldecott Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Didcot North East Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Didcot South Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Harwell Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Sutton Courtenay
OX14 4DA, OX14 4NF, OX14 4HA, OX14 4AD, OX14 4FB, OX14 4AS, OX14 4NJ, OX14 4BP, OX14 4DD … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 37 miles59.5 km
- Luton Airport 42.3 miles68 km
- Appleford Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Oxford Bus Station 8.3 miles13.3 km
Hotels near Sutton Courtenay Ad
- Plum Pudding 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Old Abbey House 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- White Hart Hotel 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Old Bank Hotel 5 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Milton Hill 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Hampton by Hilton Oxford 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
Schools in Sutton Courtenay
- Sutton Courtenay C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Christ Church College College 8.1 miles13 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Magdalen College College 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 8.5 miles13.7 km
- University of Oxford University 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 8.7 miles14 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 12.1 miles19.4 km