The Beacon
The Beacon is a community center in Wantage, Vale of White Horse District, England which is located on Portway. The Beacon is situated nearby to the clinic Orchard House, as well as near the community center Wantage Methodist Church Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vale and Downland Museum and Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wantage.
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. Vale and Downland Museum is situated 500 feet northwest of The Beacon.
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. Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wantage is situated 770 feet north of The Beacon.
The Bear Hotel
Hotel
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The Bear Hotel is situated 540 feet north of The Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Challow and Letcombe Regis.
East Challow
Village
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East Challow is a village and civil parish about 1 mile west of Wantage in the Vale of White Horse, England. Historically it was part of the ecclesiastical parish of Letcombe Regis, but since 1852 East and West Challow have formed their own single ecclesiastical parish.
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.
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.
The Beacon
- Type: Community center
- Address: Portway, Wantage, OX12 9BX
- Category: building
- Location: Wantage, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.58671° or 51° 35′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.42736° or 1° 25′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C3WHHPF+M3OpenStreetMap ID
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