Towns & cities · West Midlands
Watchfield
Watchfield — village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Watchfield is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,702 people. Address: SN6. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.6120°, -1.6410°.
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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
Watchfield is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse in on the edge of southwest Oxfordshire, southern England, about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Highworth in neighbouring Wiltshire. Watchfield is about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Shrivenham. Both villages used to be on the main road between Oxford and Swindon, which is now the A420 road. The Vale of White Horse was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes administratively transferred it to Oxfordshire.
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- Coordinates
- 51.6120, -1.6410
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Watchfield
- Postcode
- SN6
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witney
- Population
- 1,702
- Official site
- www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1883700 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Watchfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Thomas, Watchfield - geograph.org.uk - 1547580.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Watchfield?
- Watchfield is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SN6), in the parish of Watchfield.
- Is Watchfield a protected site?
- Yes — Watchfield is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Watchfield free to visit?
- Yes, Watchfield is free to enter.
- How do I get to Watchfield?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN6. It sits within the Witney parliamentary constituency.