West Hanney Oxfordshire Map

About West Hanney

West Hanney rests upon the gentle slopes of the Vale of White Horse, a place where the chalky soil yields a particular quality of light, illuminating the ancient hedgerows. It lies 5.2 km north of Wantage (from Wantage: bearing 8°T, OS grid SU 406 929), and is situated west of East Hanney village. The village's modest cluster of homes, many built from the local warm-toned stone, seem to absorb the afternoon sun, giving them a soft, burnished appearance. A palpable sense of quiet pervades West Hanney, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the rustle of leaves in the surrounding fields, a landscape that has been shaped by millennia of agricultural endeavour. The parish church, St. James the Great, stands as a silent sentinel, its Norman origins hinted at in the sturdy stonework, a constant against the ceaseless flow of seasons. Here, the air itself seems to carry a faint, earthy perfume, a testament to the fertile land that has sustained life in West Hanney for generations.

About This West Hanney Map Page

Explore West Hanney, Oxfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.634117, -1.414767. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.