Thruxton
Built-up area in Test Valley, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.209, -1.593 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 28 45 |
| Dialling code: | 01264 (Andover) |
Thruxton in Test Valley, Hampshire, England is a small village set on rolling chalk downland a few miles south‑west of Andover. It retains a rural character centred on farming and a tight‑knit community, with a historic parish church and the tidy mix of cottages and converted farm buildings typical of the area.
What makes Thruxton stand out is its motorsport and aviation heritage: the village is home to the Thruxton Circuit, one of the UK's fastest race tracks, laid out on the former RAF Thruxton airfield, and the adjacent aerodrome and flying club. Those facilities bring regular events and visitors, giving the local economy and social life a lively, modern counterpoint to the surrounding agricultural landscape and long local history.
Postcode districts covering Thruxton
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 21.8 miles
- Basingstoke 21.8 miles
- Eastleigh 19.7 miles
- Eastleigh Town 20 miles
- Winchester 15.5 miles
- Salisbury 13 miles
- Andover 4.7 miles
- Totton 20.4 miles
- Totton and Eling 20.6 miles
- Newbury 18 miles
- Thatcham 19.5 miles
- Devizes 19.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Amport Parish 1.2 miles
- Fyfield Parish 1.2 miles
- Bellinger Ward 1.3 miles
- Weyhill Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Kimpton Parish 1.6 miles
- Monxton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Anna Ward 2 miles
- Quarley Parish 2.4 miles
- Appleshaw Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Grateley Parish 2.6 miles
- Penton Grafton Parish 2.6 miles
- Tidworth East & Ludgershall South Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Thruxton
SP11 8NF, SP11 8QF, SP11 8NG, SP11 8PN, SP11 8NQ, SP11 8LS, SP11 8NB, SP11 8LY, SP11 8NL … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 20.6 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 31.6 miles
- Grateley Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Andover Railway Station 4.4 miles
Hotels near Thruxton Ad
- The Greyhound on the Test Hotel 4 7.8 miles
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 8.5 miles
- The Star and Garter 4 5 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 7.5 miles
- Gray Manor Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Best Western Andover 3 5.6 miles
- Fairlawn House 8.5 miles
- Antrobus Hotel 3 8.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Ramridge House Estate 1.9 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 8.4 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles
- Norman Court Estate 9.9 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 10.3 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 10.4 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 12.6 miles
- Hursley Park Estate 14.8 miles
- Roman wall Archaeological site 15.6 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles
- Pitt Manor Estate 15.8 miles
- Broadlands Country house 16 miles