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| Wantage | |
|---|---|
 Wantage Market Place with its statue of King Alfred the Great, born in Wantage | |
  Wantage Location within Oxfordshire | |
| Population | 13,106 (2021 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU3987 |
| • London | 57 miles (92 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| 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 |
Wantage (/ˈwɒntɪdʒ/) is a historic market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. Although within the boundaries of the historic county of Berkshire, it has been administered as part of the Vale of White Horse district 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]
- ^ "Wantage". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Ford, David Nash (2003). "King Alfred the Great (849–899)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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