Chipping Sodbury
Built-up area in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.536, -2.389 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 73 82 |
| Population: | 36,108 |
| Dialling code: | 01454 |
Chipping Sodbury is a small historic market town in South Gloucestershire, sitting just north-east of Bristol and close to the edge of the Cotswolds. Its name gives the game away - "Chipping" comes from an Old English word for market - and the town still centres on a long, well‑preserved High Street with old stone buildings, independent shops, cafés and traditional pubs. A parish church and other medieval remnants hint at its origins as an agricultural and trading hub for the surrounding villages of Old Sodbury and Little Sodbury.
Today Chipping Sodbury functions partly as a commuter town for the wider Bristol and south‑west employment area while retaining a lively local community: seasonal markets, community events and active volunteer groups keep social life busy. Its position near the Cotswold hills and good road links mean residents enjoy easy access to countryside walks as well as the amenities and industries of the Bristol region.
Postcode districts covering Chipping Sodbury
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 10.7 miles
- Newport 25 miles
- Gloucester 22.9 miles
- Bath 10.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 7 miles
- Stroud 15.8 miles
- Trowbridge 16.8 miles
- Chippenham 12.7 miles
- Yate 1.6 miles
- Frome 23.4 miles
- Portishead 17.2 miles
- Clevedon 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Yate Central Ward 1.2 miles
- Sodbury Parish 1.2 miles
- Dodington Parish 1.3 miles
- Old Sodbury Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Yate North Ward 1.6 miles
- Yate Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge Ward 2.1 miles
- Westerleigh Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Engine Common Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Tormarton Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Rangeworthy Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Iron Acton Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Chipping Sodbury
BS37 6NP, BS37 6EX, BS37 4FG, BS37 6XJ, BS37 6DL, BS37 6NH, BS37 6XN, BS37 6DQ, BS37 6FX … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 17.7 miles
- Cardiff Airport 42.2 miles
- Yate Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Bristol Parkway Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels in Chipping Sodbury Ad
Schools in Chipping Sodbury
- Chipping Sodbury School Secondary
- Raysfield Primary School Primary
- St John's Mead C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dyrham Park Historic site 4 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 6.3 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 6.9 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 7.1 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 8.2 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 8.4 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 9 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 10 miles
- Hartham Country house 10.1 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 10.4 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 10.6 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 10.6 miles