Wantage & Grove Brook
Ward in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.599, -1.428 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 39 89 |
Wantage & Grove Brook lies within the district of Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, England, covering the market town of Wantage and the neighbouring town of Grove. The area sits on rolling downland and benefits from good commuter links via nearby Didcot, making it a mix of traditional town-centre life and suburban growth.
Wantage is notable for its historic associations, most famously as the birthplace of King Alfred, and for local attractions such as the Vale and Downland Museum; Grove and the surrounding villages combine light industry, retail and agricultural land. Active community groups, regular markets and local festivals help sustain a strong civic identity alongside a population that includes both long‑standing residents and commuters to larger employment centres.
Postcode districts covering Wantage & Grove Brook
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Swindon 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Oxford 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Bicester 24 miles38.6 km
- Newbury 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Didcot 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Witney 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Thatcham 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Wantage 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Grove 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Cirencester 24.5 miles39.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Grove Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Wantage Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Grove North Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- East Challow Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Wantage Charlton Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Letcombe Regis Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- West Challow Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Lockinge Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Denchworth Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Childrey Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- West Hanney Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Steventon & the Hanneys Ward 2.6 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Wantage & Grove Brook
OX12 9BQ, OX12 9GD, OX12 7LZ, OX12 9XY, OX12 9AZ, OX12 7NG, OX12 9HW, OX12 9GZ, OX12 9EL … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 42.7 miles68.7 km
- Southampton Airport 44.9 miles72.3 km
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 8 miles12.9 km
- Appleford Railway Station 8.5 miles13.6 km
Hotels near Wantage & Grove Brook Ad
- Mollie's Motel and Diner 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Plum Pudding 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Queens Arms 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Milton Hill 4 5 miles8.1 km
- The Old Crown Coaching Inn 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Old Abbey House 8 miles12.9 km
Schools in Wantage & Grove Brook
- Fitzwaryn School Special
- Stockham Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 12.4 miles20 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Christ Church College College 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 13 miles20.9 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 13 miles21 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 13.1 miles21 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 13.1 miles21 km
- Magdalen College College 13.1 miles21.1 km
- University of Oxford University 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 13.3 miles21.4 km