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 miles35 km
- Basingstoke 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Eastleigh 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Eastleigh Town 20 miles32.1 km
- Winchester 15.5 miles25 km
- Salisbury 13 miles20.9 km
- Andover 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Totton 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Totton and Eling 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Newbury 18 miles28.9 km
- Thatcham 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Devizes 19.9 miles32 km
Neighbouring places
- Amport Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Fyfield Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Bellinger Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Weyhill Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Kimpton Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Monxton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Anna Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Quarley Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Appleshaw Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Grateley Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Penton Grafton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tidworth East & Ludgershall South Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Thruxton
SP11 8NF, SP11 8LY, SP11 8NS, SP11 8QF, SP11 8NP, SP11 8ND, SP11 8NL, SP11 8NE, SP11 8PN … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Bournemouth Airport 31.6 miles50.8 km
- Grateley Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Andover Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
Hotels near Thruxton Ad
- The Greyhound on the Test Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Star and Garter 4 5 miles8 km
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Best Western Andover 5.6 miles9 km
- Gray Manor Hotel 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 7.5 miles12 km
- Fairlawn House 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Antrobus Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
Local points of interest
- Ramridge House Estate 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Norman Court Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Hursley Park Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Roman wall Archaeological site 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Pitt Manor Estate 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Broadlands Country house 16 miles25.7 km