Sutton Courtenay
Ward in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.634, -1.267 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 50 93 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
Sutton Courtenay sits in the low-lying countryside of the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, astride a bend of the River Thames with riverside meadows, towpaths and a strong sense of a village tucked into a rural floodplain. It’s within easy reach of Didcot and Abingdon, so the local population mixes long-established rural households with commuters using nearby routes and the rail connections at Didcot Parkway.
The settlement has a notably historic core, with a medieval church and a cluster of listed houses and manor buildings reflecting centuries of occupation; archaeologists have recorded activity here from early periods through the Middle Ages. Today the community sustains village shops, pubs and local groups, while being shaped economically by its proximity to technology and service hubs in the surrounding towns, making it a place where heritage and modern commuter life sit side by side.
Postcode districts covering Sutton Courtenay
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Swindon 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Oxford 8.3 miles13.4 km
- High Wycombe 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Aylesbury 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Maidenhead 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Wokingham 24.2 miles39 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Bicester 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Newbury 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Didcot 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Witney 14.5 miles23.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Sutton Courtenay Parish 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Sutton Courtenay and Milton Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Appleford-on-Thames Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Culham Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Didcot West Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Didcot Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Milton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Didcot North East Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Drayton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Didcot South Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Clifton Hampden Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Abingdon Caldecott Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Sutton Courtenay
OX14 4BX, OX14 4AQ, OX14 4AH, OX14 4PE, OX11 7BF, OX11 7YS, OX14 4FH, OX14 4NF, OX14 4PF … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 36.6 miles58.9 km
- Luton Airport 41.9 miles67.4 km
- Appleford Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Oxford Bus Station 8.3 miles13.3 km
Hotels near Sutton Courtenay Ad
- Plum Pudding 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Old Abbey House 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- White Hart Hotel 3 4.4 miles7 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Old Bank Hotel 5 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Milton Hill 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The Coach and Horses 3 7 miles11.2 km
Schools in Sutton Courtenay
- Sutton Courtenay C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 6.2 miles10 km
- Christ Church College College 8 miles12.9 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Magdalen College College 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 8.5 miles13.6 km
- University of Oxford University 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km