Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Vale of White Horse · Region: South East
Explore Westcot, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Westcot 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 | Westcot |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Vale of White Horse |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.585249 |
| Longitude | -1.511332 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Westcot marks a quiet pause in the long, chalk-dusted expanse of the Vale of White Horse. It lies 3.7 miles west of Wantage (from Wantage: bearing 267°T, OS grid SU 339 874), and is situated west-south-west of Sparsholt village. The horizon here is dominated by the rising bulk of Seven Acre Hill, where the low winter light stretches shadows across the fields like long, ink-dark fingers. To the west, the ancient, porous limestone of The Blowing Stone remains a silent witness to the centuries of wind that have scoured these slopes. Westcot maintains a singular stillness, defined by the steady, unadorned labour of its surrounding agricultural land. The terrain dips toward the south into the hidden folds of Sheephouse Bottom, where the air feels heavier and cooler than on the exposed ridgelines. Stone walls and flint-studded foundations ground Westcot in the geology of the escarpment, anchoring its modest architecture to the bedrock. Every lane here retains a deliberate, solitary character, offering a clear view of the sky that widens as one moves toward the higher chalk downs.
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Explore Westcot, 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: 51.585249, -1.511332. 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. |