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Wantage, Grove & the villages of the Vale of White Horse · OX12
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Wantage Town Council is the council for the civil parish of Wantage, the historic market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, with its offices on Portway. The town is the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, born here in 849 AD, and appears in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Markets have been held in Wantage since 1246 and still take place every Wednesday and Saturday.

What's on here

EVERYWedMarketsWantage Charter MarketEvery Wednesday and Saturday · Market Place and Victoria Cross forecourt, WantageFree entry
EVERYMonCommunityWantage Town Council committee meetingsMost Monday evenings 19:30-22:00 (Planning, Finance & Grants, Leisure & Amenities, Climate Emergency, Promotion, Communication & Events); Traffic Advisory on some Thursdays 14:30-16:30 online · The Beacon, Portway · WantageFree (public welcome)

Dates change: check with the organiser. Everything on What’s on.

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Location

Portway, Wantage OX12 9BX, United Kingdom

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Within about a 10-minute walk.

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