West Hanney
Built-up area in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.634, -1.416 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 40 92 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
West Hanney is a small, pleasant village in the low-lying landscape of the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. Set among rich agricultural land and close to tributaries of the Thames such as the River Ock, it feels distinctly rural while being within easy reach of the market town of Wantage. The surrounding countryside of rolling fields and hedgerows reflects the vale’s long farming tradition.
The village has medieval roots and a long-standing parish life centred on its church and village hall, and many residents now commute to nearby centres for work while keeping local community events and traditions alive. Historically the area was part of Berkshire until the 1974 county reorganisation, a reminder of the shifting administrative lines that sit behind otherwise unchanged village rhythms.
Postcode districts covering West Hanney
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22.6 miles
- Swindon 16.6 miles
- Oxford 10.9 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 6.3 miles
- Bicester 21.6 miles
- Newbury 16.3 miles
- Didcot 7.3 miles
- Witney 11.1 miles
- Thatcham 17.8 miles
- Wantage 3.1 miles
- Grove 1.8 miles
- Cirencester 24.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- East Hanney Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Lyford Parish 1.1 miles
- Steventon & the Hanneys Ward 1.3 miles
- Grove North Ward 1.4 miles
- Denchworth Parish 1.6 miles
- Charney Bassett Parish 1.7 miles
- Grove Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Garford Parish 2.3 miles
- Wantage & Grove Brook Ward 2.5 miles
- Goosey Parish 2.6 miles
- Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor Parish 2.7 miles
- Wantage Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in West Hanney
OX12 0FJ, OX12 0LA, OX12 0LN, OX12 0LU, OX12 0LW, OX12 0LE, OX12 0LG, OX12 0LL, OX12 0LH … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 42.7 miles
- Southampton Airport 47.3 miles
- Appleford Railway Station 7.5 miles
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near West Hanney Ad
- Mollie's Motel and Diner 4 4.5 miles
- Plum Pudding 5 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 5.1 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 5.3 miles
- Old Abbey House 6.3 miles
- Milton Hill 4 4.7 miles
- Ashbrook Lets 4 8.9 miles
- Steventon House Hotel 4.6 miles
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 9.7 miles
- The Old Crown Coaching Inn 7.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 7.5 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 10.4 miles
- Christ Church College College 10.5 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 10.6 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 10.7 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 10.8 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 10.8 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 10.8 miles
- University of Oxford University 10.9 miles
- Magdalen College College 10.9 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 11 miles