Wantage

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
Town and civil parish
Wantage Market Place with its statue of
King Alfred the Great, born in Wantage
Wantage
Location within Oxfordshire
Population13,106 (2021 Census)
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

Wantage (/ˈwɒntɪdʒ/) is a historic market town and civil parish at the foot of the Berkshire Downs in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. Historically in 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, 14 miles (23 km) north-west of Newbury, and 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Oxford.

It was the birthplace of King Alfred the Great in 849.

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