Watchfield
Sign in to saveWatchfield is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse in on the edge of southwest Oxfordshire, southern England, about southeast of Highworth in neighbouring Wiltshire. Watchfield is about north of the village of Shrivenham. Both villages used to be on the main road between Oxford and Swindon, which is now the A420 road. The Vale of White Horse was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes administratively transferred it to Oxfordshire.
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Place details
- Locality
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Watchfield
- UK place.static_image
- Oxford Square, Watchfield - geograph.org.uk - 1120717.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Oxford Square, Watchfield
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU248904
- UK place.civil_parish
- Watchfield
- UK place.population
- 2290
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- Vale of White Horse
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Vale of White Horse
- Population
- +1702
- Shares border with
- Longcot
- Official website
- www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal/publicsite/doitonline/finditonline/councillorscommittees?page=aboutyourcouncil.parish.detail&layer=628
- Image
- St Thomas, Watchfield - geograph.org.uk - 1547580.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Toponym
- Churches
- Economy and amenities
- Watchfield Festival 1975
- Landmarks
- References
- Sources
- External links
Watchfield is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse in on the edge of southwest Oxfordshire, southern England, about southeast of Highworth in neighbouring Wiltshire. Watchfield is about north of the village of Shrivenham. Both villages used to be on the main road between Oxford and Swindon, which is now the A420 road. The Vale of White Horse was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes administratively transferred it to Oxfordshire.
==Toponym== Watchfield's toponym evolved from the Old English Wacenesfield in the 8th century via Wachenesfield in the 11th century, Wachenfeud in the 13th century, and Wachfeld, Wasshyngfeld and Watchyingfeld in the 16th century before reaching its present form.