Museums · West Midlands
Uffington Museum
Uffington Museum — museum in Uffington, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Uffington Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Uffington, Oxfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.6012°, -1.5651°.
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Heritage listing
Tom Brown's School Museum is a local museum in the village of Uffington (near Faringdon), Oxfordshire, England. It was opened in 1984. The museum covers local history, archaeology, the author Thomas Hughes (1822–1896, author of Tom Brown's School Days), the poet laureate Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984, who lived in the village), and the nearby ancient Uffington White Horse. The museum is close to the churchyard and is housed in a 17th-century schoolroom that was featured in the novel Tom Brown's School Days.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
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
Tom Brown's School Museum is a local museum in the village of Uffington (near Faringdon), Oxfordshire, England. It was opened in 1984. The museum covers local history, archaeology, the author Thomas Hughes (1822–1896, author of Tom Brown's School Days), the poet laureate Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984, who lived in the village), and the nearby ancient Uffington White Horse. The museum is close to the churchyard and is housed in a 17th-century schoolroom that was featured in the novel Tom Brown's School Days.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.6012, -1.5651
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Uffington
- Postcode
- SN7 7RE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Established
- 1984
- Official site
- www.uffingtonmuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26309408 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tom Brown's School Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tom Browns school museum, Uffington - geograph.org.uk - 1143632.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Uffington Museum?
- Uffington Museum is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SN7 7RE), in the parish of Uffington.
- When was Uffington Museum built?
- Built or established in 1984.
- Who owns Uffington Museum?
- Uffington Museum is owned by | publictransit =.
- Is Uffington Museum a listed building?
- Uffington Museum is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Uffington Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Uffington Museum is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Uffington Museum?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN7 7RE. It sits within the Didcot and Wantage parliamentary constituency.