Wantage
Built-up area in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.589, -1.421 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 40 87 |
| Population: | 18,505 |
Wantage is a market town in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. It lies on the River Ock at the foot of the Berkshire Downs, with easy access to the ancient Ridgeway and the famous Uffington White Horse on nearby chalk hills. Traditionally regarded as the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, the town was part of Berkshire until the 1974 local government reorganisation that moved the area into Oxfordshire.
Today Wantage retains a compact historic centre with a weekly market, independent shops, cafés and the local Vale and Downland Museum, and hosts community events and festivals. Its economy is a mix of retail and light industry and it serves as a commuter base for people working in nearby Didcot and Oxford, while the surrounding Vale remains largely agricultural and popular with walkers and heritage visitors.
Postcode districts covering Wantage
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Swindon 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Oxford 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Bicester 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Newbury 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Didcot 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Witney 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Thatcham 15 miles24.2 km
- Grove 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Carterton 13.7 miles22 km
- Tadley 20.2 miles32.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Wantage & Grove Brook Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Wantage Charlton Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- East Challow Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Grove Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Lockinge Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Letcombe Regis Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Grove North Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ardington Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- West Challow Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Childrey Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Denchworth Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- West Hendred Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Wantage
OX12 9AP, OX12 7BS, OX12 8DZ, OX12 9XR, OX12 8AJ, OX12 9DF, OX12 8EP, OX12 9ET, OX12 9AJ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 42.2 miles68 km
- Southampton Airport 44.2 miles71.2 km
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Appleford Railway Station 8.4 miles13.6 km
Hotels near Wantage Ad
- Plum Pudding 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Mollie's Motel and Diner 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Queens Arms 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 5.6 miles9.1 km
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 8.7 miles14 km
- Milton Hill 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Old Abbey House 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Steventon House Hotel 4.9 miles7.9 km
Schools in Wantage
- Charlton Primary School Primary
- Fitzwaryn School Special
- King Alfred's Secondary
- Stockham Primary School Primary
- Wantage C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Christ Church College College 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Magdalen College College 13.5 miles21.7 km
- University of Oxford University 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 13.7 miles22 km