Woolton Hill and Highclere
Built-up area in Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.35, -1.382 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 43 61 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 (Newbury) |
The village of Woolton Hill sits within the civil parish of Highclere and Woolton Hill in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, on the edge of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is a largely residential community with a mix of older ribbon development and modern housing, local shops, a primary school, village hall and sports clubs; its position near the A34 and Newbury makes it popular with commuters while surrounding chalk downland supports farming and recreational walking.
The neighbouring village of Highclere is dominated by Highclere Castle, the Jacobethan country house and family seat of the Earls of Carnarvon, famed as the filming location for Downton Abbey and for connections to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. The estate gives the area a strong tourism and cultural focus, with historic buildings, church and occasional public events that sit alongside a quiet rural community and agricultural economy.
Postcode districts covering Woolton Hill and Highclere
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Swindon 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Basingstoke 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Winchester 19.9 miles32 km
- Andover 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Wokingham 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Fleet 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Newbury 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Didcot 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Thatcham 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Yateley 23.7 miles38.2 km
Neighbouring places
- East Woodhay Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Highclere Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Ball Hill Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Ashmansworth Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Enborne Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Burghclere Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Horris Hill Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Burghclere Common Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- West Woodhay Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hampstead Marshall Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Newtown Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Newbury Wash Common Ward 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Woolton Hill and Highclere
RG20 9PX, RG20 9TG, RG20 9XY, RG20 9TT, RG20 9TD, RG20 9UY, RG20 9PW, RG20 9UG, RG20 9UQ … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 27.6 miles44.5 km
- London Heathrow Airport 40.8 miles65.6 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Newbury Racecourse Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
Hotels near Woolton Hill and Highclere Ad
- The Furze Bush Inn 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 5.6 miles9 km
- The Lodge 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Chequers Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Elephant at the Market 3 4.3 miles7 km
- George & Dragon Country House Hotel 4 8.4 miles13.6 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
Schools in Woolton Hill and Highclere
- St Thomas' C of E Infant School, Woolton Hill Primary
- Thorngrove School Independent - all ages
- Woolton Hill Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Ramridge House Estate 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 11.8 miles18.9 km
- The Vyne Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Milestones Museum 13 miles20.9 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Mortimer House Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km
- The Grange Country house 17.6 miles28.4 km