Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Oxford · Region: South East
Explore Wolvercote, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wolvercote 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 | Wolvercote |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Oxford |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.784008 |
| Longitude | -1.290377 |
| Place Type | Village |
Wolvercote, a parish cradled by the gentle contours of the Oxfordshire landscape, possesses a quiet grace that whispers of ages past. It lies 4.2 km south of Kidlington (from Kidlington: bearing 182°T, OS grid SP 490 097), and is situated east-north-east of Wytham village. The River Thames, a silver ribbon of enduring presence, flows nearby, its waters reflecting the ever-changing moods of the English sky and lending a certain placidity to the air. Wolvercote's ancient heart beats around its church, St. Peter's, a venerable edifice whose stones have witnessed centuries of parish life, its spire reaching towards heavens often painted in hues of pearl and rose. The village green, a verdant expanse, still bears the faint imprint of generations of footfall, a humble stage for the comings and goings of its inhabitants. The very light here seems to possess a particular quality, a soft diffusion that lends a gentle glow to the red brick cottages and the venerable trees that stand sentinel.
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Explore Wolvercote, 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: 51.784008, -1.290377. 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. |