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 miles
- Swindon 15.6 miles
- Oxford 13.2 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 8.1 miles
- Bicester 24 miles
- Newbury 14.1 miles
- Didcot 7.7 miles
- Witney 13.3 miles
- Thatcham 15.8 miles
- Wantage 0.7 miles
- Grove 0.7 miles
- Cirencester 24.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Grove Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Wantage Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Grove North Ward 1.1 miles
- East Challow Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Wantage Charlton Ward 1.6 miles
- Letcombe Regis Built-up area 1.9 miles
- West Challow Parish 2.1 miles
- Lockinge Parish 2.1 miles
- Denchworth Parish 2.2 miles
- Childrey Built-up area 2.4 miles
- West Hanney Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Steventon & the Hanneys Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Wantage & Grove Brook
OX12 9EX, OX12 9GD, OX12 7JW, OX12 9WL, OX12 9GS, OX12 7JU, OX12 7BT, OX12 7NB, OX12 9HZ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 42.7 miles
- Southampton Airport 44.9 miles
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 8 miles
- Appleford Railway Station 8.5 miles
Hotels near Wantage & Grove Brook Ad
- The Bear Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- The Volunteer 4 1.6 miles
- The Greyhound Inn 4 1.9 miles
- Mollie's Oxford 4 6 miles
- Charney Manor 3 3.5 miles
- Milton Hill 3 4.8 miles
- Sudbury House Hotel 4 7.6 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 5.6 miles
- The White Horse Inn 3 6.4 miles
- The Cherry Tree 5 miles
Schools in Wantage & Grove Brook
- Fitzwaryn School Special
- Stockham Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 7.9 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 12.4 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles
- Christ Church College College 12.8 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 13 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 13 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 13.1 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 13.1 miles
- Magdalen College College 13.1 miles
- University of Oxford University 13.2 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 13.3 miles