Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Vale of White Horse · Region: South East
Explore West Hendred, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Hendred map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | West Hendred |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Vale of White Horse |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.593889 |
| Longitude | -1.353079 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Hendred retains a singular composure, defined by the low, sun-drenched contours of the chalk downs that watch over its quiet lanes. It lies 3.1 miles east of Wantage (from Wantage: bearing 83°T, OS grid SU 449 885), and is situated west of East Hendred village. The pale light of the Vale catches the limestone walls of ancient cottages, casting shadows that seem to stretch back through generations of agricultural labour. To the south, the slopes of Goldbury Hill rise with a silent, heavy permanence, guarding the secrets of the Anglo-Saxon cemetery that rests beneath its grassy crest. West Hendred Brook meanders with a persistent, liquid clarity just to the west, threading through the landscape like a silver needle stitching together the patchwork of fields. The air here holds a distinct coolness, a breath of earth and water that lingers long after the sun has slipped behind the horizon. One finds that time in West Hendred does not march, but rather drifts, caught in the slow, rhythmic turning of the seasons that dictates the life of the surrounding chalklands.
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Explore West Hendred, 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: 51.593889, -1.353079. 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.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |