Vale of White Horse
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The Vale of White Horse, in southern Oxfordshire, is named after the prehistoric Uffington White Horse carved into the chalk downs. Abingdon-on-Thames is the main town, with its historic abbey ruins and riverside setting, while Wantage, the birthplace of King Alfred, adds Saxon heritage. The landscape is dominated by the rolling Berkshire Downs, river valleys, and farmland, with features such as the Ridgeway ancient trackway and the Vale’s broad, fertile fields. Villages and historic sites dot the district, combining heritage with rural beauty.
The local authority for this district is: Vale of White Horse District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Oxfordshire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Oxfordshire County Council.
Constituencies in Vale of White Horse
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Wards in Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse is divided into 24 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Abingdon Abbey Northcourt
- Abingdon Caldecott
- Abingdon Dunmore
- Abingdon Fitzharris
- Abingdon Peachcroft
- Blewbury & Harwell
- Botley & Sunningwell
- Cumnor
- Drayton
- Faringdon
- Grove North
- Hendreds
- Kennington & Radley
- Kingston Bagpuize
- Marcham
- Ridgeway
- Stanford
- Steventon & the Hanneys
- Sutton Courtenay
- Thames
- Wantage & Grove Brook
- Wantage Charlton
- Watchfield & Shrivenham
- Wootton