Gainfield is a small hamlet in an area of outstanding beauty situated equidistant to the larger villages of Buckland, Stanford in the Vale and Charney Bassett, within the parish of Buckland. Buckland is a village and civil parish about c.4m northeast of market towns Faringdon and c.8m west of Wantage, in the Vale of White Horse District. Gainfield is situated between Oxford and the commercial centre of Swindon c.16m via the A420, where both also benefit from mainline train services to London (Paddington). There are several excellent schools located nearby. Heathrow Airport circa 1.2 hours. Outdoor pursuits locally include golf courses at Carswell and Frilford Heath and equestrian centres at Gainfield, Goosey, Little Coxwell and Highworth as well as the outstanding countryside surrounding Gainfield including White Horse Hill and the Ridgeway for walking, horse riding and cycling.