Shrivenham is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Faringdon.

[3] Shrivenham has numerous thatched cottages, stone walls, a historic pump and a parish church that is unusual for having been rebuilt in the 17th century.

[6] Shrivenham had a parish church by 1117, when Henry I granted its advowson to the Augustinian Cirencester Abbey upon the latter's foundation.

[7] Little survives from the church of that time save for part of the west wall of the nave, which is late 12th century,[7] and the font which is carved from Purbeck Marble.

[17] Shrivenham has been connected with military education and training since 1936, when the Beckett estate was sold to the War Office following the death of Charlotte Barrington the previous year.

At the outbreak of war in 1939 the 133rd Officer Cadet Training Unit was established here, one of six OCTUs created to meet the increased demand.

Shrivenham specialised in anti-aircraft artillery, and after an improvised start, the course length was standardised at six months.

[20] At the end of World War II in Europe, the US Army's Information and Educational Branch was ordered to establish an overseas university campus for demobilised American service men and women.

[citation needed] The Royal Military College of Science (RMCS) moved into the establishment in 1946, having been dispersed across three sites during the war.

Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) is a military academic establishment providing training and education to experienced officers of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence Civil Service, and serving officers of other states.

Renamed in the 1990s, the body later examined wider issues including foreign policy, energy security and demographic change.

Those of you who did so with their eyes open have been aware, soon after leaving the Didcot station, of a fine range of chalk hills running parallel with the railway on the left-hand side as you go down, and distant some two or three miles, more or less, from the line.

If you love English scenery, and have a few hours to spare, you can't do better, the next time you pass, than stop at the Farringdon Road or Shrivenham station, and make your way to that highest point.

The Vale of White Horse Gliding Centre[25] flies from Sandhill Farm, just north of the village.