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Wantage
Town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the English town. For the town in the United States, see Wantage Township, New Jersey.
Not to be confused with Wantagh, New York.
Wantage (/ˈwɒntɪdʒ/) 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.
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Wantage | |
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![]() Wantage Market Place with its statue of King Alfred the Great, born in Wantage | |
Location within Oxfordshire | |
Population | 13,106 (2021 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU3987 |
• London | 57 miles (92 km) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Wantage |
Postcode district | OX12 |
Dialling code | 01235 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Oxfordshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Wantage.com Gateway to Wantage |
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It was the birthplace of King Alfred the Great in 849.[2]