Wootton
Built-up area in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.704, -1.309 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 47 00 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
Wootton is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England, lying a few miles south‑west of Oxford and close to Abingdon. It has a compact historic core with a mix of older cottages and more recent housing, set in the gently rolling chalkland that characterises the Vale.
Today Wootton combines a rural feel with commuter connections - local amenities such as a village hall, shops and a pub serve the community while many residents travel to Oxford or nearby towns; good road and bus links (including the nearby A34) make commuting straightforward. The village benefits from being near long‑running landscape attractions such as the Ridgeway and the Uffington White Horse, and retains active community groups reflecting its long local history.
Postcode districts covering Wootton
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Swindon 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Oxford 4.3 miles6.9 km
- High Wycombe 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Aylesbury 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Banbury 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Bicester 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Newbury 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Didcot 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Witney 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Thatcham 21.3 miles34.3 km
Neighbouring places
- St. Helen Without Parish 1 mile1.5 km
- Boars Hill Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Sunningwell Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Cothill Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Shippon Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Besselsleigh Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Abingdon Dunmore Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bayworth Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Abingdon Fitzharris Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- South Hinksey Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Chawley Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cumnor Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Wootton
OX13 6JR, OX13 6LA, OX13 6DU, OX13 6EA, OX13 6BZ, OX13 6DP, OX1 5JL, OX13 6LF, OX1 5LD … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 40 miles64.3 km
- Luton Airport 41.9 miles67.4 km
- Radley Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Oxford Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Oxford Bus Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
Hotels near Wootton Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 4.4 miles7 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Old Abbey House 2.6 miles4.2 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The Store 5 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 4 miles6.4 km
Schools in Wootton
- Dry Sandford Primary School Primary
- Wootton St Peter's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Christ Church College College 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Magdalen College College 4.3 miles6.9 km
- University of Oxford University 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 6.8 miles11 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 8.5 miles13.7 km