Alfredian Park is a

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ground in

Wantage Wantage () is a historic market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. Although within the boundaries of the historic county of Berkshire, it has been administered as part of the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire since 1974. T ...

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

, England, and the home of Wantage Town Football Club. With a capacity of about 1,500.

History

The ground was built in 1892, it was named after King

Alfred the Great Alfred the Great (alt. Ælfred 848/849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who bot ...

, who was born in Wantage. The ground is on the southern side of Wantage in Manor Road on the A338, around half a mile from the town centre (Market Place). The capacity of the ground is probably 1,500. The record attendance for the ground is 550 for a

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against

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. The average attendance at the ground is 75. The ground has a covered stand which occupies half of one side of the western end of the ground with seating for 85. The

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also has room for around 250, plus a few benches. The ground has a concrete path around the entire pitch. The Clubhouse is on the northern end of the ground.

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s were added in 1996. The ground was refurbished in 2010.

References

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* {{Authority control Football venues in England Sports venues in Oxfordshire Wantage