Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge
Ward in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.56, -2.356 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 75 84 |
| Dialling code: | 01454 (Chipping Sodbury) |
The ward centred on Chipping Sodbury stretches westwards up onto the limestone escarpment known as Cotswold Edge, in South Gloucestershire. It combines a compact historic market town - with a high street of timber-framed buildings and a market square - and surrounding villages and rolling farmland, offering good walking country and wide views across the Severn Vale towards Bristol.
Locally the area mixes small independent shops, pubs and active community groups in the town with agricultural activity and a substantial commuter population who travel to Bristol or nearby centres such as Yate. There’s a strong local identity reflected in annual events and conservation of historic character, and proximity to the Cotswolds countryside makes it popular for outdoor pursuits and weekend visitors.
Postcode districts covering Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Swindon 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Gloucester 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Bath 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Stroud 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Trowbridge 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Chipping Sodbury 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Chippenham 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Yate 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Frome 25 miles40.2 km
- Portishead 19 miles30.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Sodbury Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Hawkesbury Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Old Sodbury Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Hawkesbury Upton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Chipping Sodbury Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Yate North Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Wickwar Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Yate Central Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Yate Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Hillesley Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Dodington Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Badminton Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge
GL9 1EG, GL12 8LB, BS37 6PY, GL12 8FQ, GL12 8ND, GL9 1EF, BS37 6RW, BS37 6EN, GL9 1EZ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Cardiff Airport 43.9 miles70.7 km
- Yate Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Bristol Parkway Railway Station 8.6 miles13.9 km
Hotels near Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge Ad
- Crown Inn at Tolldown 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Players Golf Club 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 7 miles11.3 km
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 8.5 miles13.6 km
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Swan Hotel 3 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Best Western Compass Inn 3 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Castle Inn 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Hare & Hounds Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Whatley Manor 5 9.1 miles14.6 km
Schools in Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge
- Chipping Sodbury School Secondary
- Hawkesbury C of E Primary School Primary
- Horton C of E VA Primary School Primary
- Old Sodbury C of E Primary School Primary
- St John's Mead C of E Primary School Primary
- Trinity C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 5.6 miles9 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 9 miles14.4 km
- College Road Allotments Gardens 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 10 miles16.2 km
- Hartham Country house 10.2 miles16.4 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 11.8 miles19 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 12 miles19.3 km
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 12.1 miles19.4 km