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Alfredian Park is a football ground in
Wantage Wantage () is a historic market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. Although within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Berkshire, it has been administered as part of the V ...
, Oxfordshire, 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, 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.


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