Wootton
Parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.883, -1.37 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 43 20 |
Wootton is a small, predominantly rural parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, set amid rolling farmland and hedged lanes typical of the region. Its name reflects an Old English origin meaning a farm by a wood, and the settlement retains a sense of history in its stone cottages, farmsteads and a small historic church that hint at medieval roots without large-scale development.
Today the local economy remains a mix of agriculture and small businesses, with many residents commuting to nearby market towns such as Witney and Burford or into Oxford for work. The parish is popular with walkers and those seeking quiet village life, with public footpaths, local events and a close-knit community character that combine traditional rural life with modern commuting patterns.
Postcode districts covering Wootton
Most populated places nearby
- Oxford 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Aylesbury 24.3 miles39 km
- Banbury 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 14.9 miles24 km
- Bicester 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Didcot 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Witney 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Wantage 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Grove 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Carterton 12.4 miles20 km
- Kidlington 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Brackley 14.1 miles22.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Wootton Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Stonesfield and Tackley Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Glympton Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Kiddington with Asterleigh Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Blenheim Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Woodstock Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Woodstock and Bladon Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tackley Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Steeple Barton Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Rousham Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Combe Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Middle Barton Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Wootton
OX20 1EL, OX20 1HT, OX20 1DU, OX20 1DA, OX20 1ED, OX20 1EH, OX20 1EW, OX20 1EU, OX20 1HH … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 42.6 miles68.5 km
- Luton Airport 42.7 miles68.8 km
- Tackley Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Combe Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Oxford Bus Station 9.9 miles16 km
Hotels near Wootton Ad
- Duke of Marlborough Hotel 4 1 mile1.6 km
- The Feathers Hotel 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Kings Arms Hotel 2.5 miles4 km
- The Bird in Hand Inn, Witney 4 7 miles11.3 km
- The Holt Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Macdonald Bear Hotel 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The Heyford 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Holiday Inn Oxford 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The George Inn 5 7.5 miles12.1 km
Local points of interest
- Blenheim Palace Estate 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 10 miles16 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 10 miles16.1 km
- University of Oxford University 10 miles16.1 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Christ Church College College 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Magdalen College College 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km