Wantage
in Oxfordshire of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Brize Norton (13 mi) - RAF Benson (14 mi)
- RAF Fairford (17 mi)
- Oxford (Kidlington) Airport (18 mi)
- Lasham Airport (32 mi)
- Southampton Airport (44 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (59 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (61 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Frilford Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Blue Mountain Golf and Conference Center (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Downshire Golf Complex (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Calcot Park Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Birdland Park and Gardens (zoo, (25 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.588 and -1.426 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 35' 18" and W -1° 25' 32"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:19 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:33 am and 8:32 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Explore Wantage
Wantage in Oxfordshire (England) with it's 18,505 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 56 mi (or 90 km) west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Wantage is now 07:19 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Wantage, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Brize Norton in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is City of Bath in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Farnborough, Frilford, Welford, Winterbourne and Chilton Foliat. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 92% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
8°C (47 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
14°C (58 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Star Inn
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Wantage (UK Parliament constituency)
Wantage is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Ed Vaizey, a Conservative.
St Mary's School, Wantage
St Mary's School was an Anglican private girls' school located in Wantage, Oxfordshire, England, between 1873 and 2007, when it merged with Heathfield School to become Heathfield St Mary's. The school was popular with the British aristocracy.
Wantage Town F.C
Wantage Town F.C. is a football club based in Wantage, Oxfordshire, that currently play in the Hellenic League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association Wantage Town Ladies also play at Alfredian Park and are currently in the Thames Valley Division 2 South.
Chain Hill
{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:51|34|58|N|1|25|8|W|type:mountain_region:GB |primary |name= }} Chain Hill is one of the hills of the North Wessex Downs, located in the civil parish of Wantage in the English county of Oxfordshire. In 1974 it was transferred from Berkshire. It is designated part of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by the Countryside Agency and forms part of the Vale of the White Horse.
RAF Grove
Royal Air Force Station Grove or more simply RAF Grove is a former Royal Air Force station in Berkshire then later Oxfordshire, England. The airfield is located approximately 1 mile northwest of Wantage; about 55 miles west-northwest of London Opened in 1942, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a reconnaissance airfield. After the war it was closed in 1946.
Wantage railway station
Wantage Station is a closed stone and brick built station at Mill Street, Wantage in Oxfordshire, England on the Wantage Tramway line.
Vale and Downland Museum
The Vale and Downland Museum is a local museum in the market town of Wantage, Oxfordshire, England. Its galleries present the cultural heritage of the Vale of White Horse region around Wantage. It is located in the Old Surgery, Church Street, in the centre of the town. The museum has around 1,500 books, pamphlets and periodicals in its library.
Letcombe Brook
Letcombe Brook is a 7.5 miles stream in the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, England. It rises at the foot of the Berkshire Downs in Letcombe Bassett and flows through Letcombe Regis, Wantage, Grove and East Hanney to join Childrey Brook, which is a tributary of the River Ock, which is a tributary of the River Thames. Letcombe Brook is a chalk stream, which is globally rare.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Wantage.
- Farnborough
- Frilford
- Welford
- Winterbourne
- Chilton Foliat
- Newbury
- Bishopstone
- Greenham
- Oxford
- Shalbourne
- Great Bedwyn
- Wanborough
- Upper Basildon
- Chiseldon
- Mildenhall
- Hannington
- Burbage
- Marlborough
- Swindon
- Collingbourne Kingston
- Fyfield
- Tilehurst
- Pewsey
- Lydiard Tregoze
- Huish
- Cricklade
- Stratfield Mortimer
- Purton
- Avebury
- Reading
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Wantage, Waneting, وانتج
