Wantage

Wantage
Wantage Market Place with its statue of
King Alfred the Great, born in Wantage
Wantage is located in Oxfordshire
Wantage
Wantage
Location within Oxfordshire
Population13,106 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU3987
• London57 miles (92 km)
Civil parish
  • Wantage
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWantage
Postcode districtOX12
Dialling code01235
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteWantage.com Gateway to Wantage
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°35′20″N 1°25′37″W / 51.589°N 1.427°W / 51.589; -1.427

Wantage (/ˈwɒntɪ/) is a historic market town and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. Although within the boundaries of the historic county of Berkshire, it has been administered as part of Oxfordshire since 1974. The town is on Letcombe Brook, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Abingdon, 24 miles (39 km) north-west of Reading, 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Oxford and 14 miles (23 km) north-west of Newbury.

It was the birthplace of King Alfred the Great in 849.[2]

  1. ^ "Wantage". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ Ford, David Nash (2003). "King Alfred the Great (849–899)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. Retrieved 11 June 2011.