Towns & cities · South East England
Shrivenham
Shrivenham — village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Richard Jefferies Halt · 8.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Shrivenham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,347 people. Address: SN6. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.5980°, -1.6590°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shrivenham is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Faringdon. The village is close to the county boundary with Wiltshire and about 5 miles (8 km) east-northeast of the centre of Swindon. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 2,347. The parish is within the historic boundaries of Berkshire; the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire for administrative purposes.
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Background
History
There has been human settlement at Shrivenham from at least 400 BC. The remains of a Roman villa have been uncovered nearby. Shrivenham was part of Shrivenham Hundred which included Ashbury, Buscot, Coleshill, Compton Beauchamp, Eaton Hastings, Longcot, Shrivenham, and Uffington. Shrivenham has numerous thatched cottages, stone walls, a historic pump and a parish church that is unusual for having been rebuilt in the 17th century. The village has three historic public houses: the Barrington Arms, The Crown and the Prince of Wales. The main country estate in Shrivenham surrounded Beckett Hall. In the 17th century it was the home of Henry Marten, the regicide. Later the Barrington family owned…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5980, -1.6590
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Shrivenham
- Postcode
- SN6
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witney
- Population
- 2,347
- Nearest railway station
- Richard Jefferies Halt — 8.3 km
- Official site
- www.shrivenham.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q2088790 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shrivenham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Shrivenham StAndrew southwest.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shrivenham?
- Shrivenham is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN6), in the parish of Shrivenham.
- Is Shrivenham a protected site?
- Yes — Shrivenham is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Shrivenham free to visit?
- Yes, Shrivenham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shrivenham?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN6. It sits within the Witney parliamentary constituency.