| Grid Reference |
Directions |
Points of Interest |
| 4714 9197 |
Start: Market Place,
Wantage. |
Shops, pubs, cafes and
Restaurants. Statue of King Alfred. Museum. Church and historic
buildings.
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Leave Market Place to the
south east on Newbury Street. After a short distance turn left into
Post Office Lane. |
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At
the Eagle Almshouses turn right into Eagle Close. |
Eagle Almshouses. |
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At the Junction with the
A338, Ormond Road, turn left. Cross the road and continue to Inckneild
Lane. Turn right. Follow this until the junction with Springfield Road.
Turn right and after a short distance turn left. Follow until junction
with Lark Hill and turn left. Follow until bridleway on right. Follow
bridleway until junction with Wantage to Lockinge Road. Straight on
towards Lockinge before turning left onto bridleway. Follow to junction
with Lockinge Road. |
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Cross Lockinge Road and
straight on School Road to High Street. |
School of Crafts.
Millenium Stones. |
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Follow High Street, past
jucntion with Church Street, straight on at next junction, after bend
to right take footpath to left. |
Estate village of
Ardington. Pub, shop and tea room. Church, Ardington House and estate
buildings. |
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Follow footpath generally
straight on via stiles and gates to The Greenaway. Turn left and follow
to A417. |
Bus Stop at Hare. |
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Cross A417 and take
footpath along farm track to left of pub. After 400m turn right with field edge to
right. After 250 m bridleway crosses to other side of hedge. At end of
hedge cross field diagonally north east, then straight on to Woods
farm. Straight on onto footpath, generally straight on along side of
wood to Hill Farm. |
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Follow Church lane to
junction with Mill Street. |
14th century church of St
Michael and All Angels. Remains of cross in churchyard. Hill Farm is
the site of the annual Truck Festival(music). |
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Continue on Church lane or
the causeway to the right to the level crossing. Follow Church Lane to
the junction with Stocks Lane. Past theNorth Star pub the straight onto
The Causeway, or the causeway, to the junction with the B4017. |
Medieval stone causeway to
Steventon(Milton) built by monks. Old houses. National Trust property
at junction of The Causeway and Mill Street. The North Star is a listed
building with railway connections.
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| 3983
8790 |
End: B4017, Abingdon Road,
Steventon. |
Pubs, shops and café on
High Street. Steventon War Memorial.
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