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 miles17.2 km
- Newport 25 miles40.2 km
- Gloucester 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Bath 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 7 miles11.2 km
- Stroud 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Trowbridge 16.8 miles27 km
- Chippenham 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Yate 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Frome 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Portishead 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Clevedon 21.2 miles34.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Yate Central Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sodbury Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Dodington Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Old Sodbury Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Yate North Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Yate Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge Ward 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Westerleigh Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Engine Common Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Tormarton Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Rangeworthy Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Iron Acton Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Chipping Sodbury
BS37 6EF, BS37 6XA, BS37 6LT, BS37 6NU, BS37 4AD, BS37 6JR, BS37 6AP, BS37 6NW, BS37 6JW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Cardiff Airport 42.2 miles67.9 km
- Yate Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Bristol Parkway Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Chipping Sodbury Ad
- Crown Inn at Tolldown 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Players Golf Club 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 8 miles12.9 km
- Best Western Compass Inn 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Holiday Inn Bristol-Filton 4 6.7 miles10.9 km
- The White Hart 8.2 miles13.1 km
- The Castle Inn 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Mollie's Motel & Diner 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
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 miles6.4 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 6.9 miles11.1 km
- College Road Allotments Gardens 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 9 miles14.5 km
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 10 miles16.1 km
- Hartham Country house 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 10.6 miles17 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 10.6 miles17.1 km