Ball Hill
Built-up area in Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.366, -1.398 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 42 63 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 (Newbury) |
Ball Hill is a small, semi-rural locality in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane in Hampshire, England, lying on the agricultural fringe of the larger town of Basingstoke. It occupies a modest rise amid lanes and fields, with easy access to countryside footpaths and views towards the rolling chalk downland of the North Wessex Downs.
Historically the area has been agricultural, with farmsteads and cottages characterising the landscape; today it feels largely residential, with many people commuting to jobs in Basingstoke, Reading or even London, while local life still revolves around rural pastimes, walking and a small, close-knit community atmosphere. Services and shops are typically found in nearby settlements, so Ball Hill retains a quiet, village-edge feel rather than a busy commercial centre.
Postcode districts covering Ball Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Swindon 22 miles35.4 km
- Basingstoke 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Winchester 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Andover 11.2 miles18 km
- Wokingham 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Fleet 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Newbury 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Didcot 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Thatcham 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Yateley 24.4 miles39.3 km
Neighbouring places
- East Woodhay Parish 1 mile1.5 km
- Woolton Hill and Highclere Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hampstead Marshall Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Enborne Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- West Woodhay Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Highclere Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Horris Hill Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Newbury Wash Common Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Kintbury Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Combe Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Burghclere Common Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Inkpen Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Ball Hill
RG20 0NL, RG20 0NP, RG20 0NU, RG20 0NQ, RG20 0NS, RG20 0PN, RG20 0NR, RG20 0PG, RG20 0NN … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 28.8 miles46.3 km
- London Heathrow Airport 41.2 miles66.3 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Newbury Racecourse Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
Hotels near Ball Hill Ad
- The Furze Bush Inn 0.2 miles0.3 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 5 miles8.1 km
- The Chequers Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Elephant at the Market 3 4 miles6.5 km
- The Lodge 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Queens Arms 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Ramridge House Estate 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 12.4 miles19.9 km
- The Vyne Historic site 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Milestones Museum 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 15 miles24.1 km
- Mortimer House Estate 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 18.3 miles29.5 km