Wytham
Parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.772, -1.31 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 47 08 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
Wytham is a small rural parish just west of Oxford, set in the rolling countryside of the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, England. It is best known for Wytham Woods, an ancient woodland owned by the University of Oxford and renowned as an internationally important long‑term ecological research site, frequented by walkers, birdwatchers and scientists studying everything from great tits and badgers to the effects of climate change; the landscape also lies close to the River Thames.
Historically the settlement has medieval roots and retains a quiet, village character dominated by farmland, estate land and woodland; the local economy remains largely agricultural with strong links to conservation and university research. Socially it feels more like an extended countryside community than a commuter suburb, with conservation and scientific work shaping much of its contemporary identity.
Postcode districts covering Wytham
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Oxford 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Aylesbury 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Banbury 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Bicester 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Didcot 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Witney 8.1 miles13 km
- Wantage 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Grove 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Carterton 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Kidlington 3.8 miles6.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Wolvercote Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Osney & St. Thomas Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Cutteslowe & Sunnymead Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Summertown Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- North Hinksey Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Farmoor Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Walton Manor Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cassington Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Carfax & Jericho Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Botley & Sunningwell Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Chawley Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Yarnton Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Wytham
OX2 8QQ, OX2 8PY, OX2 8QA, OX2 8QJ, OX2 9BQ, OX2 9ND, OX2 8QB, OX2 8QH, OX2 8QP … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 40.8 miles65.7 km
- London Heathrow Airport 42.1 miles67.7 km
- Oxford Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hanborough Rail Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Oxford Bus Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
Hotels near Wytham Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 2.3 miles3.7 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 2 miles3.3 km
- Holiday Inn Oxford 4 1.9 miles3 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The Store 5 2.5 miles4 km
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Oxford 4 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- 100 Banbury Road Oxford 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Cotswold Lodge Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
Local points of interest
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 2.5 miles4 km
- University of Oxford University 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Christ Church College College 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Magdalen College College 3 miles4.8 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 3 miles4.9 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 5.9 miles9.5 km