Crap Towns / Shrivenham and Watchfield / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Shrivenham and Watchfield got?
OS maps 4 public parks and gardens in Shrivenham and Watchfield (April 2026): 7.5 per 10,000 people, 3.0 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 15 play spaces, 28.0 per 10,000 people, 4.7 times the typical town's 6.0. 8.1% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 48% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 7.5 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 28.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 13.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 8.1% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Highworth | 5.5 km | 32.9 |
| Stratton St Margaret | 7.4 km | 19.3 |
| Carterton | 17.3 km | 12.7 |
| Grove | 15.0 km | 11.9 |
| Shrivenham and Watchfield | – | 8.1 |
| Wroughton | 13.6 km | 7.6 |
| Wantage | 15.2 km | 4.7 |
| Swindon | 11.4 km | 4.0 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 19.0 km | 3.7 |
| Faringdon | 6.6 km | 2.7 |
| Broad Blunsdon | 10.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |