West Hendred
Parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.579, -1.353 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 44 86 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
West Hendred is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. Set on the lower slopes of the Berkshire Downs close to the prehistoric Ridgeway, it has a distinctly rural, chalk-downland character and remains centred on working farmland and country lanes.
Historically part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes, the village retains historic cottages and farmsteads and a modest, tight-knit community; some residents commute to nearby towns such as Wantage and Didcot. Its quiet lanes, wide views across the Vale and easy access to long-distance walking routes make it typical of the small villages in this corner of Oxfordshire valued for countryside recreation and local heritage.
Postcode districts covering West Hendred
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Swindon 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Oxford 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Basingstoke 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Bicester 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Newbury 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Didcot 4.9 miles8 km
- Witney 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Thatcham 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Wantage 3 miles4.8 km
- Grove 3.7 miles6 km
Neighbouring places
- Hendreds Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Ardington Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- West Hendred Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- East Hendred Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Lockinge Parish 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Chilton Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Wantage Charlton Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Milton Hill Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Harwell Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Wantage Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- West Ilsley Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Farnborough Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in West Hendred
OX12 8RT, OX12 8RH, OX12 8QT, OX12 8RP, OX12 8RJ, OX12 8RW, OX12 8RQ, OX12 8QX, OX12 8RL … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 39.3 miles63.2 km
- Southampton Airport 43.5 miles70 km
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Appleford Railway Station 6.3 miles10.2 km
Hotels near West Hendred Ad
- Plum Pudding 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Milton Hill 4 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Steventon House Hotel 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Queens Arms 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Mollie's Motel and Diner 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Old Abbey House 7 miles11.3 km
- Ferrymans Cottage 9.1 miles14.7 km
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Christ Church College College 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Magdalen College College 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 12.9 miles20.7 km
- University of Oxford University 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 13 miles20.9 km