Wantage
Wantage is a small town in Oxfordshire, 16 miles southwest of Oxford. It's on the edge of the Berkshire Downs and nowadays administered as part of the Vale of White Horse district.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vale and Downland Museum and Letcombe Valley.
Vale and Downland Museum
Museum
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The Vale and Downland Museum is a local history museum in the market town of Wantage, Oxfordshire, England. Often described as a hidden gem the museum is housed in the 'Old Surgery', Church Street, in the centre of the town, opposite the Church of St Peter and St Paul Its galleries present the cultural heritage of the Vale of White Horse region around Wantage.
Letcombe Valley
Nature reserve
Letcombe Valley is a 7.5-hectare nature reserve south of Letcombe Regis in Oxfordshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, with the assistance of the Friends of Letcombe Valley.
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wantage
Church
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The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Church of England parish church in Wantage, Oxfordshire. The church is a grade-I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grove and Letcombe Regis.
Grove
Village
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Grove is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. The village is on Letcombe Brook, about 1+1⁄2 miles north of Wantage and 14 miles south-west of Oxford. Grove is situated 3 miles north of Wantage.
Letcombe Regis
Village
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Letcombe Regis is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire.
Wantage
- Type: Locality
- Location: Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5668° or 51° 34′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.4198° or 1° 25′ 11″ westElevation
449 feet (137 metres)Open location code
9C3WHH8J+P3GeoNames ID
7300971
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