Watchfield

Watchfield is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse in on the edge of southwest Oxfordshire, southern England, about 3 miles southeast of Highworth in neighbouring Wiltshire.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal Army Chaplains’ Museum and Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.

Royal Army Chaplains’ Museum

Museum

The Royal Army Chaplains' Museum at Shrivenham, England, tells the story of British Army chaplaincy from earliest times to the present day, with the help of archive material and historical relics from several centuries.

Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

Military installation

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The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides higher education for personnel in the British Armed Forces, Civil Service, other government departments and service personnel from other nations.

Church of St Andrew

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faringdon and Highworth.

Faringdon

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Faringdon is a historic market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England, 18 miles south-west of Oxford, 10 miles north-west of Wantage and 12 miles east-north-east of Swindon.

Highworth

Town

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Highworth is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about 6 miles north-east of Swindon town centre. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 8,258. Highworth is situated 3 miles west of Watchfield.

Shrivenham

Village

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Shrivenham is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England, about 5 miles south-west of Faringdon. The village is close to the county boundary with Wiltshire and about 5 miles east-northeast of the centre of Swindon.

Watchfield

Type: Locality
Location: Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.6195° or 51° 37′ 10″ north

Longitude

-1.6494° or 1° 38′ 58″ west

Elevation

351 feet (107 metres)

Open location code

9C3WJ992+R6

GeoNames ID

7299996

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