Wootton
Ward in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.708, -1.312 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 47 01 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
Wootton is an electoral ward in the district of Vale of White Horse, in Oxfordshire, England. It occupies gentle, rolling countryside typical of the Vale and lies a short drive from Oxford, Abingdon and Didcot, combining older village streets with more recent housing developments and reasonable road links that make it popular with commuters.
The settlement has medieval roots and retains a village feel, with a parish church, primary school, village hall and local pubs forming the focus of community life. Over recent decades the local economy has shifted away from purely agricultural activity towards services and commuting, producing a mix of long‑standing residents and newer families and an active programme of clubs and events that keeps the ward socially engaged.
Postcode districts covering Wootton
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22.8 miles36.8 km
- Swindon 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Oxford 4.2 miles6.7 km
- High Wycombe 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Aylesbury 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Banbury 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bicester 15 miles24.1 km
- Newbury 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Didcot 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Witney 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Thatcham 21.6 miles34.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Wootton Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Boars Hill Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Sunningwell Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- St. Helen Without Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Cothill Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Besselsleigh Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Shippon Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Abingdon Dunmore Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Bayworth Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Chawley Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Cumnor Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- South Hinksey Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Wootton
OX1 5DS, OX13 6DT, OX13 6LA, OX13 6JW, OX1 5DT, OX13 6DF, OX1 5JT, OX13 6DG, OX13 6EE … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 40.2 miles64.7 km
- Luton Airport 41.9 miles67.5 km
- Radley Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Oxford Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Oxford Bus Station 3.6 miles5.9 km
Hotels near Wootton Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 4 miles6.4 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Store 5 3.9 miles6.4 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Old Abbey House 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 2.8 miles4.4 km
Schools in Wootton
- Cothill House Independent - all ages
- Dry Sandford Primary School Primary
- Wootton St Peter's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 3.7 miles6 km
- Christ Church College College 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 4 miles6.4 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 4 miles6.5 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 4 miles6.5 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 4.1 miles6.5 km
- University of Oxford University 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Magdalen College College 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 8.2 miles13.3 km