Witney
Parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.787, -1.494 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 35 09 |
| Population: | 29,103 |
| Dialling code: | 01993 |
The market town of Witney sits in the valley of the River Windrush in the district of West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, about 12 miles west of Oxford and close to the Cotswolds. Its riverside setting and compact historic centre of stone and brick buildings give it a pleasant small‑town feel while remaining within easy commuting distance of larger centres.
Witney made its name with a long history of woollen blanket production, a legacy still visible in local museums and street names, but today the local economy is a mix of retail, light industry and commuter households. Regular markets, active sports clubs and community groups sustain a lively social scene, and the town has balanced conservation of historic mills and lanes with substantial post‑war housing and new amenities.
Postcode districts covering Witney
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 19.6 miles
- Oxford 10.8 miles
- Banbury 20.1 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 12 miles
- Bicester 16.5 miles
- Didcot 16.1 miles
- Witney 0.1 miles
- Wantage 14 miles
- Grove 12.7 miles
- Cirencester 21 miles
- Carterton 4.2 miles
- Kidlington 8.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Witney Central Ward 0 miles
- Witney Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Witney South Ward 0.4 miles
- Witney North Ward 0.7 miles
- Witney West Ward 0.9 miles
- Witney East Ward 1 mile
- Ducklington Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Curbridge Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Crawley Parish 1.7 miles
- Hailey Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield Ward 2.2 miles
- Minster Lovell Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Witney
OX28 1FF, OX28 1FW, OX28 4YR, OX28 5DG, OX28 6HD, OX28 4AZ, OX28 4FH, OX28 1NP, OX28 5NW … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 47.3 miles
- Luton Airport 48.4 miles
- Finstock Railway Station 4.7 miles
- Combe Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 9.9 miles
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Schools in Witney
- Madley Brook Community Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney Primary
- Queen Emma's Primary School Primary
- Springfield School Special
- St Mary's C of E Infant School Primary
- The Batt C of E Primary School Primary
- The Blake C of E Primary School Primary
- The Henry Box School Secondary
- Tower Hill Community Primary School Primary
- West Witney Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Witney Community Primary School Primary
- Wood Green School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Eynsham Hall Estate 2.7 miles
- Blenheim Palace Estate 7 miles
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 8.3 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 9.7 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 10.2 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 10.3 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 10.4 miles
- University of Oxford University 10.4 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 10.5 miles
- Christ Church College College 10.5 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 10.8 miles