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Wantage is a historic market town in Berkshire. Wantage is believed to have been a small Roman settlement but it is known to history only from the days of King Alfred the Great, who was born here during the reign of his father, Æthelwulf, King of the West Saxons. King Alfred was born at the royal hall in Wantage in 849. The statue of Alfred the Great, in the market place, was sculpted by Count Gleichen, a relative of Queen Victoria's. The town is within the council area of Vale of White Horse (Oxfordshire).
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Berkshire
Lat, Long: 51.588238,-1.425696
Grid Reference: SU 3988 8786
Civil Parish: Wantage CP
Council Area: Vale of White Horse CA (Oxfordshire CA)
Police Area: Thames Valley PA
GBPN ID: 47728
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Wantage,_Berkshire_47728
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Place Type: Town
Historic County: Berkshire
Lat, Long: 51.588238,-1.425696
Grid Reference: SU 3988 8786
Civil Parish: Wantage CP
Council Area: Vale of White Horse CA (Oxfordshire CA)
Police Area: Thames Valley PA
GBPN ID: 47728
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Wantage,_Berkshire_47728
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