Wootton
Parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.709, -1.307 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 47 01 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
The village and civil parish of Wootton sits in the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, a few miles south‑west of Oxford and close to Abingdon. It occupies the low-lying vale with pleasant views towards the Berkshire Downs and is within easy reach of long-distance routes such as the Ridgeway, with the famous Uffington White Horse and chalkland landscape nearby.
Historically agricultural - the name reflecting Old English roots meaning a wooded farm - Wootton retains a compact core of historic buildings and a parish church with medieval origins, but in recent decades has become largely a commuter community for Oxford and Didcot. Local life still centres on village amenities: a primary school, hall and pub, together with active clubs and events that give it a strong community feel despite its proximity to larger towns.
Postcode districts covering Wootton
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Swindon 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Oxford 4 miles6.4 km
- High Wycombe 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Aylesbury 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Banbury 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bicester 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Newbury 21 miles33.7 km
- Didcot 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Witney 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Thatcham 21.7 miles34.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Wootton Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Boars Hill Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Sunningwell Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- St. Helen Without Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cothill Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Besselsleigh Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Shippon Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bayworth Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Abingdon Dunmore Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Chawley Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- South Hinksey Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Cumnor Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Wootton
OX1 5HW, OX1 5LE, OX1 5HH, OX13 6JU, OX13 6DA, OX13 6LF, OX13 6BU, OX13 6JY, OX1 5HP … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 40 miles64.4 km
- Luton Airport 41.7 miles67.1 km
- Radley Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Oxford Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Oxford Bus Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
Hotels near Wootton Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 4 miles6.5 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Store 5 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Old Abbey House 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
Schools in Wootton
- Wootton St Peter's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Christ Church College College 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Magdalen College College 3.9 miles6.4 km
- University of Oxford University 4 miles6.4 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 8.3 miles13.3 km