Welcome to Letcombe Bassett

Letcombe Bassett is a small village located in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. The village is situated on the edge of the Berkshire Downs and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a population of around 200 people and is known for its peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

The village has a rich history dating back to the Roman times. The village was once a thriving market town and was an important centre for the wool trade. Today, the village is a popular destination for tourists who come to explore the beautiful countryside and enjoy the peaceful surroundings. The village has a number of historic buildings including the 12th-century St Michael's Church and the 17th-century Letcombe House.

Letcombe Bassett is a great place to visit for those who enjoy outdoor activities. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside and there are plenty of walking and cycling routes to explore. The nearby Ridgeway National Trail is a popular destination for hikers and offers stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The village also has a number of local pubs and restaurants where visitors can enjoy a meal or a drink after a day of exploring.

Local Weather

Overcast

Temp: 10.2°C

Feels Like: 7.8°C

Wind: 11.6 MPH

Wind Dir: W

Local Schools

School	Details
Huckleberry Therapeutic School Other Independent Special School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Ms Louisa Skinner	Manor Road Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 8NE 1235639511 School Website
The Ridgeway Church Of England C Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Felicity Blockley	West Street Childrey Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9UL 01235751254 School Website
St Nicholas C Of E Primary School Academy Converter Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Michelle Rooke	Sarajac Avenue East Challow Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9RY 01235763858 School Website
King Alfreds Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mrs Jonathan Smart	Portway Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9BY 01235225700 School Website
Wantage Church Of England Primary School Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Andrew Browne	Newbury Street Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 8DJ 01235762396 School Website
Stockham Primary School Community School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Ruth Burbank	Stockham Way Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9HL 01235764407 School Website
Fitzwaryn School Academy Special Converter Ages:3-19 Head Teacher Mrs Stephanie Coneboy	Denchworth Road Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9ET 01235764504 School Website
Charlton Primary School Academy Converter Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Steven Rose	Charlton Village Road Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 7HG 01235762861 School Website
Wantage Primary Academy Free Schools Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Ms Leah Basilone (Nee Perring)	Rutherford Road Wantage Primary Academy Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 7GQ 1235634980 School Website
Millbrook Primary School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Steven Rose	School Lane Grove Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 7LB 01235764822 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Didcot Parkway Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NR 10.02 Miles

Appleford Main Road, Appleford, Oxfordshire, OX14 4PJ 10.36 Miles

Hungerford Station Road, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0DY 10.53 Miles

Kintbury Station Road, Kintbury, Berkshire, RG17 9UT 11.29 Miles

Culham Station Road, Culham, Oxfordshire, OX14 3BT 11.56 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Bonny's Taxis 01235 772229 29 Hedge Hill Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9SD 1.84 Miles
Stuarts Taxis 01235 770608 Aber Clare/Naldertown, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9EB 2.11 Miles
Cab Co 01235 772424 Boston House/Grove Technology Park/Downsview Rd, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9FF 2.88 Miles
1St Class Travel Of Oxfordshire 01235 771154 34 Kingfishers, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7JN 3.41 Miles
Grove Cabs 01235 772200 30 Bosley's Orchard, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7JP 3.46 Miles
Stanford Cars Ltd 01367 718287 13 Glebe Road, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8NB 5.62 Miles
Valley Cars And Minibuses 01488 648878 6 Riverway, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 7HX 6.11 Miles
Cars International Service Ltd 01488 71029 Aerial Business Park, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 7RZ 7.17 Miles
Brides Travel 01235 831251 24 Hanney Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6AL 7.29 Miles
Faringdon Cars 01367 243838 A/17 Folly View Rd, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7DL 8.13 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Ox12 Letcombe Bassett Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Letcombe Po Box Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Letcome Regis Box B Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Childrey Po Box Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Windmill Place Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Good Lake Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Manor Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Main Street Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Hamfield Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 West Challow Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Naldertown Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Newbury Street Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Priory Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ox12 Wantage Sorting Office Weekday Last Collection:17:30 Saturday Last Collection:11:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Ox12 Challow Marsh Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Wantage Health Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	The Health Centre Mably Way Wantage OX12 9BN
Wantage Health Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service	The Health Centre Mably Way Wantage OX12 9BN
Wantage Pcn Hub 01235 639521	Newbury Street Practice The Health Centre Mably Way, Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9BN
Newbury Street Practice 01235 763451	Newbury Street Practice The Health Ctr, Mably Way Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9BN
Church Street Practice 01235 770245	Church Street Practice The Hlth Ctr,Mably Way Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9BN

Local Stores

Grove
Unit 1 Savile Way
Saville Way
Wantage
Oxfordshire
OX12 0PT
01235 760194
Store Website
3.35 miles

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Spar - Wantage
18 Wallingford Street
Wantage
Oxon
OX12 8AX
01235 763134
Store Website
2.4 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Abivale Veterinary Group
Belmont Veterinary Surgery Belmont Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9AS 01235 770333 abivale@abivale.com Website 2.43 miles
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Closed for lunch 12.30-13.45
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Cw Farm Vets
Unit 7 Elms Farm Business Park Grove Road Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 7PD 07392 720308 office@cwfarmvets.co.uk Website 3.09 miles

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Medivet Wantage - Danetree Veterinary Surgeons
Elms Farmhouse Grove Road Grove Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 7PD 01235 770227 wantage@medivet.co.uk Website 3.09 miles
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Valley Equine Hospital Lambourn Ltd
Upper Lambourn Road Lambourn Berkshire RG17 8QG 01488 71999 enquiries@veh.uk.com Website 4.81 miles
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Lambourn Equine Vets Ltd
Newbury Street Lambourn Hungerford Berkshire RG17 8YR 01488 73755 info@lev.uk.com Website 4.82 miles

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Baker &Amp; Mcveigh Lambourn Ltd
Upshire Farm Greenways Lambourn Berkshire RG17 7LE 01488491899 lambourn@baker-mcveigh.co.uk Website 5.25 miles

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Local Dog Walks

Ridgeway Circular
Walk From Letcombe Regis To Letcombe Basset And Back. Letcombe Regis Lancashire 0.81 miles

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East Hendred
Part Of The National Trail, The Ridgeway Provides Doggy Safe Walkies Ridgeway Lancashire 5.19 miles

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East Isley
2 Abingdon Rd East Ilsley Newbury RG20 7LQ 7.76 miles East Ilsley Ridgeway , Rg20 7Lp

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Badbury Clumps
Hills, Woods, Flowers. Highworth Rd Lancashire 8.85 miles

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Hinton Waldrist Longworth Round Trip
Bridle Path And Villages. On Lead And Off Lead. Church Ln Longworth Abingdon OX13 5DY 8.92 miles Park Up Outside The Church And Then Walk Through The Bridle Path To Hinton Waldrist.

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Snelsmore Common
Great Country Walk With Pathed Areas And A Good Wide Track Within Lots Of The Walks. The Common Has A Good Choice Of Different Walks For Repeat Visits And Is Quite Flat Although There Are More Wooded Area's For Exploring Arlington Manor Snelsmore Common Newbury RG14 3BQ 10.41 miles Head Towards Newbury And The Park Is Opposite Mary Hare School

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Weather Forecast

Sunday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Overcast	Mist	Overcast	Fog	Fog	Mist	Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Mist	Partly Cloudy	Cloudy
Temp	6.5°C	5.6°C	3.5°C	3°C	3.1°C	3.7°C	5.1°C	8.1°C	9.4°C	7.5°C	6.1°C	6.1°C
Feels Like	3.4°C	0.8°C	-0.2°C	-0.3°C	0.2°C	1.2°C	2.9°C	6.1°C	7.7°C	5.2°C	3.3°C	3.2°C

Monday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Overcast	Moderate rain at times	Light rain	Light rain	Overcast	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	7°C	7.9°C	8.5°C	8.8°C	8.5°C	8.3°C	8.3°C	9.5°C	9.3°C	7.5°C	4.8°C	3.8°C
Feels Like	4.2°C	5.5°C	6.4°C	6.7°C	5.9°C	5.1°C	4.9°C	6.3°C	6.5°C	4.9°C	1.9°C	0.7°C

Tuesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Cloudy	Overcast	Cloudy
Temp	1.6°C	0.7°C	0.3°C	0.1°C	1.4°C	4.3°C	8.3°C	10°C	9.7°C	8.2°C	7.8°C	4.7°C
Feels Like	-1.7°C	-2.5°C	-2.6°C	-2.3°C	0°C	3.4°C	7°C	8.5°C	7.9°C	5.8°C	5°C	1.6°C

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