Sparsholt is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, three miles west of the town of Wantage, 12 miles east of the major town of Swindon, and 59 miles west of London. Sparsholt lies three miles north-west of the Berkshire border, and was historically in the county of Berkshire. Sparsholt falls within the district council of Vale of White Horse, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX12 postcode district. The post town for Sparsholt is Wantage.
Sparsholt is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Sparsholt is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sparsholt is OX12 9PT.
Sparsholt is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the OX12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the OX12 postcode district.
The post town for Sparsholt is Wantage. Sparsholt is in the OX12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wantage.
The centre of Sparsholt is located at position 51.58696° latitude and -1.50067° longitude.
Latitude | 51.58696° |
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Longitude | -1.50067° |
The centre of Sparsholt is located at the grid reference easting 434691 and northing 187685 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 434691 |
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Northing | 187685 |
Position of Sparsholt relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sparsholt to the centre of the town.
Position of Sparsholt relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sparsholt to the centre of the city.