Wolvercote, United Kingdom
England · United Kingdom
Wolvercote is a small town in England, United Kingdom with a population of 1,154. Elevation: 197 ft (60 m). Average temperature: 51°F (11°C).
Population source: Wikidata (dated census and official estimates), GeoNames. Climate: WorldClim 2.1 normals (1970-2000), NASA POWER. Updated August 2026
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About Wolvercote
Wolvercote is a village in the Oxford district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of the city centre, on the northern edge of Wolvercote Common, which is itself north of Port Meadow and adjoins the River Thames.
People
Climate
| Population | 1,154 |
| Population Density | 420 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 197 ft (60 m) |
| Coordinates | 51.7841°, -1.2934° |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| State / Province | England |
| Average Temperature | 51°F (11°C) |
| January Average | 40°F (4°C) |
| July Average | 60°F (16°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 37.8 inches (959 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 5.6 inches (14 cm) |
About Wolvercote
Wolvercote is a small town in United Kingdom (England) with a population of 1,154. The city sits at an elevation of 197 feet (60 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 51°F (11°C). Temperatures range from 40°F in January to 60°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 37.8 inches. The timezone is Europe/London.
Climate in Wolvercote
Wolvercote has an average annual temperature of 10.9°C (52°F). The hottest month is Jul (17.7°C), the coldest is Jan (4.4°C). Average annual precipitation is 0 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 51.0°F |
| 6% below United Kingdom avg | |
| January Average | 40°F (4°C) |
| July Average | 60°F (16°C) |
Geography
| Elevation | 197 ft (60 m) |
| Area | 2.8 sq mi (7.1 km²) |
| Population Density | 420/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 51.7841°N, 1.2934°W |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (4°C) | 2.4 in | Coldest |
| February | 40°F (4°C) | 1.7 in | |
| March | 44°F (6°C) | 2.1 in | |
| April | 47°F (8°C) | 1.8 in | |
| May | 53°F (12°C) | 2.1 in | |
| June | 59°F (15°C) | 2.2 in | |
| July | 60°F (16°C) | 1.6 in | Driest |
| August | 63°F (17°C) | 2.2 in | Warmest |
| September | 58°F (14°C) | 2.3 in | |
| October | 51°F (11°C) | 2.3 in | |
| November | 45°F (7°C) | 2.4 in | |
| December | 41°F (5°C) | 2.5 in | Wettest |
Wolvercote has a seasonal temperature swing of 23°F / from 40°F in January to 63°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 25.4 inches, with December being the wettest month (2.5") and July the driest (1.6").
Schools in Wolvercote
8 public schools (OpenStreetMap data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutteslowe Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Wolvercote Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Summer Fields School | - | - | - | - |
| Northern House Academy | - | - | - | - |
| The Dragon Pre-Preparatory School | - | - | - | - |
| d'Overbroeck's Sixth Form | - | - | - | - |
| St Clare's, Oxford | - | - | - | - |
| St Edward's School | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Wolvercote
15 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest Hits Radio | - | AAC+ 48 kbps | |
| BBC Radio Northampton (Outside UK Only) | information, local | AAC+ 101 kbps | |
| Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio | hospital radio | MP3 | |
| BBC Radio Northampton (UK Only) | information, local | AAC 339 kbps | |
| BFBS Brize Norton | - | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| Bucks Radio | community radio, local news | MP3 | |
| Raiders Radio | dnb, drum and bass | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Heart Northants 96.6 | commercial, hot adult contemporary | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Splinterwood Rock'n Roll Radio | 1950s, 50's | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Gold Dust Radio | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| RAM FM - 80s Hit Radio | 80s | MP3 320 kbps | |
| itisnow Radio | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Cherwell | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Windrush Radio | - | MP3 160 kbps | |
| Kennet Radio | - | AAC 48 kbps |
Museums in Wolvercote
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon County Hall Museum | ||||
| Ashmolean Museum | ||||
| Aston Martin Heritage Trust | ||||
| Bate Collection of Musical Instruments | ||||
| Bloxham Village Museum | ||||
| Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred | ||||
| Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred | ||||
| Charlbury Museum | ||||
| Christ Church Picture Gallery | ||||
| Cogges Manor Farm Museum | ||||
| Combe Mill | ||||
| Didcot Railway Centre | ||||
| Dorchester Abbey Museum and Gift Shop | ||||
| Earth Trust Centre | ||||
| GWR Museum | ||||
| History Hut | ||||
| Museum of Oxford | ||||
| Museum of Rural Life | ||||
| Museum of the History of Science | ||||
| Oxford Bus Museum | ||||
| Oxford Illusion Museum | ||||
| Oxford University Museum of Natural History | ||||
| Oxfordshire Museum | ||||
| Pendon Museum | ||||
| Pitt Rivers Museum | ||||
| R112 Visitors Centre | ||||
| Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum | ||||
| ST Lee Gallery and Treasury | ||||
| Story Museum | ||||
| The Kilns - CS Lewis's Home | ||||
| The Sack House | ||||
| The Signalling Centre | ||||
| The Witney & District Museum | ||||
| Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre | ||||
| Wallingford Museum | ||||
| Wallingford Phone Box Museum | ||||
| Witney Blanket Hall |
Libraries in Wolvercote
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Adderbury Library | 0.0 | |||||
| All Souls College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Allen Ward and Medical Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Balfour Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Balliol College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Barton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Benson Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Berinsfield Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bicester library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library & Griffith Institute | 0.0 | |||||
| Bodleian Humanities Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bodleian Law Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bodleian Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Botley Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Brackley Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cairns Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Callaghan Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Charlbury Community Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Charlbury Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Christ Church Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Community Library | 0.0 | |||||
| County Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cowley Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Deddington Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Didcot Libary | 0.0 | |||||
| Education Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Evnomia Chambers | 0.0 | |||||
| Eynsham Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Girdlestone Memorial Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Gladstone Link | 0.0 | |||||
| Goodman Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Grove Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Harris Manchester College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Headington County Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Hertford College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Holdsworth Law Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Hook Norton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Howard Piper Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Jackson Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Japanese Library | 0.0 | |||||
| John Moussouris Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Kathleen Major Library | 0.0 | |||||
| KB Chen China Centre Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Keble College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Knowledge Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Kuwait Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Lanier Theological Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Latin American Centre Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Laudian Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Lecture room | 0.0 | |||||
| Leopold Muller Memorial Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Library & Study Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Lincoln College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Littlemore Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Longwall Library | 0.0 | |||||
| McGowin Library | 0.0 | |||||
| New College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| New Library, 10 Merton St. | 0.0 | |||||
| Nizami Ganjavi Library | 0.0 | |||||
| North Leigh Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Nuffield College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Old Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Old Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Old Marston Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Old Warden's Lodgings | 0.0 | |||||
| Oriel College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Oxford Westgate Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Pusey House Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Radcliffe Camera | 0.0 | |||||
| Radcliffe Science Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Regent's Park College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Rewley House Continuing Education Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sainsbury Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sherardian Library of Plant Taxonomy | 0.0 | |||||
| Social Science Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Somerville College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| St Antony's College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| St Clare's Library | 0.0 | |||||
| St Edmund Hall Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Staircase 7/VII | 0.0 | |||||
| Stonesfield Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Summertown Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Taylor Institution | 0.0 | |||||
| The Queen's College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| University College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Upper and Lower Libraries | 0.0 | |||||
| Vere Harmsworth Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wadham College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wallingford Libary | 0.0 | |||||
| Wantage Library | 0.0 | |||||
| War Memorial Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Weston Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wheatley Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Witney Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wolfson College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wolfson Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Woodstock Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Worcester College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wren - Blackbird Leys Library & Learning Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Wycliffe Hall Library | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Wolvercote
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car Boot Sale - The Kassam Stadium | |||||
| Courtyard Mews | |||||
| East Oxford Farmers' and Community Market | |||||
| Gloucester Green Market | |||||
| Headington Market | |||||
| Market Square | |||||
| South Oxford Farmers and Community Market | |||||
| Summertown Farmers' Market | |||||
| The Village Market & Cafe | |||||
| Wallingford Market Place | |||||
| Wantage Town Market | |||||
| Witney Car Boot Sale |
Hotels in Wolvercote
8 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Wolvercote
11 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Wolvercote
18 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Wolvercote
4 clinics within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Wolvercote
4 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Wolvercote
2 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in Wolvercote
3 gyms within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Golf Courses in Wolvercote
2 golf courses within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Wolvercote
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Norton Brewery | ||||
| Oxford Brewery Shop | ||||
| Vale Brewery | ||||
| Wychwood Brewery |
Stadiums & Teams in Wolvercote
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near Wolvercote
50 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Airport | BHX | Large Airport |
| Blackbushe Airport | BBS | Medium Airport |
| Coventry Airport | CVT | Medium Airport |
| Cranfield Airport | - | Medium Airport |
| Farnborough Airport | FAB | Medium Airport |
| Lasham Airfield | - | Medium Airport |
| London Oxford Airport | OXF | Medium Airport |
| MoD Boscombe Down | - | Medium Airport |
| RAF Benson | BEX | Medium Airport |
| RAF Brize Norton | BZZ | Medium Airport |
| RAF Fairford | FFD | Medium Airport |
| RAF Odiham | ODH | Medium Airport |
| Arden Heath Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Baileys Fram Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bakersfield Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Barton Ashes Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bericote Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bernwood Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Berry Grove Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bicester Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Bidford Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Bitteswell Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bossington Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bovingdon Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bowden Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Brimpton Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Brockwood Bottom Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome | - | Small Airport |
| Buttermilk Hall Farm | - | Small Airport |
| Calcot Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Camp Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Chalgrove Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Cheddington Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Chesham Vale Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Chilbolton Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Chilsfold Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Claybrooke Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Clench Common Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Colemore Farm Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Colthrop Manor Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Compton Chamberlayne Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Cornbury House Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Croughton Manor Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Deenethorpe Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Denford Manor Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Deptford 'Farm' Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Deptford Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Devizes Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Draycot Farm Aerodrome | - | Small Airport |
| Drayton Home Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Wolvercote
2 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Mail Boxes Etc | |
| Oxford Convenience Store |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Wolvercote
11 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| All Saints Church | |
| Chapel | |
| SS. Gregory & Augustine Catholic Church | |
| St Margaret of Antioch | |
| St Margaret's Well | |
| St Michael And All Angels' Church | |
| St Peter's Church | |
| Summertown United Reformed Church | |
| The North Oxford Christian Spiritualist Church | |
| Wolvercote Baptist Church | |
| Woodstock Road Baptist Church |
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UFO Sightings Near Wolvercote
2 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Wolvercote.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oxfordshire (uk/england) | 2010 | A large orange ball of fire appeared in the sky from nowhere travelled horizontally and then faded. |
| Summertown, oxford (uk/england) | 2004 | the cigar came up from the canal and blasted off low into the sky |
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What is the population of Wolvercote?
Wolvercote has a population of 1,154 residents and is located in United Kingdom. The population density is 420 people per square mile, spread across 2.8 square miles.
What is the weather like in Wolvercote?
Wolvercote has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 51°F (11°C). Winter temperatures average 40°F in January, while summers reach an average of 60°F in July. Annual rainfall totals 37.8 inches, with 5.6 inches of snow.
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