Denchworth is an attractive small village and civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Wantage in the Vale of White Horse. The parish is bounded by the land brook in the west and the Childrey Brook in the east. The village benefits from a popular local thatched pub called The Fox and a bus service, with further convenient road access via the nearby A417 to the A420 (Swindon/Oxford) or the A338/A34 (Oxford Newbury). A main line train station leaves Didcot Parkway for Reading and London Paddington (c.45 min Paddington). Comprehensive amenities can be found in nearby Grove and the market town of Wantage. Excellent selection of primary schools in the area which include East Hanney, Grove, East Challow, Childrey or Stanford in the Vale or Shellingford and for secondary education there are comprehensive schools in Wantage and Faringdon in addition to the Abingdon and Oxford schools.