| A charming village filled with half-timber buildings, the | | | | burial mounds and one of Britains most impressive |
| town of Wantage - Oxfordshire is eight miles | | | | prehistoric tombs Wayland Smithy and White Horse. |
| southwest of Abingdon with a population of about | | | | The church of St. Peter and St. Paul originate from |
| 10,000. It is nestled under the Ridgeway track, an | | | | the 13th century. |
| ancient pre-Roman ruin that runs along the Thames. | | | | With a thriving social community, Wantage has many |
| It is thought to be one of the oldest roads in Europe. | | | | organizations and clubs. With a brass band and an |
| The town is made up of buildings from the 17th and | | | | operatic society music is an important part of the |
| 18th century with narrow cobblestone streets. The | | | | town. In the months of June and July a month long |
| town market has been in existence for the past | | | | music and arts festival is held. There is also a |
| 2,000 years. | | | | Dickenson evening prior to Christmas. Poet laureate |
| Birthplace of King Alfred the Great born in 849 A. D, | | | | John Betjeman lived here for many years writing |
| a statue was erected in his honor in 1877. It was | | | | poetry about the town and surrounding areas. |
| carved and designed by Count Gleichen a cousin of | | | | Examples are Wantage Bells and On Leaving |
| Queen Victoria. One of Winston Churchills heroes, he | | | | Wantage. A memorial park in his honor with a statue |
| once said he was the greatest Englishman that ever | | | | and displays of his work are in a wooded area close |
| lived. | | | | to the Wantage Church. |
| A small Roman settlement the name refers to a | | | | Wantage - Oxfordshire is changing, since 2007 |
| Saxon phrase meaning decreasing river. Since 1848 it | | | | housing developments have increased the population. |
| has been home to the Community of Saint Mary the | | | | In the heart of high technology and close to many |
| Virgin, one of the world largest communities of | | | | significant laboratories and research facilities this |
| Anglican nuns. Steeped in historical sites, above the | | | | quaint little village is a mix of the old and the new. |
| town you can see Iron Age hill forts, Bronze Age | | | | |