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 miles
- Swindon 24.4 miles
- Gloucester 20.9 miles
- Bath 12.5 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 9.1 miles
- Stroud 13.8 miles
- Trowbridge 17.6 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 2.1 miles
- Chippenham 12.3 miles
- Yate 3.2 miles
- Frome 25 miles
- Portishead 19 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sodbury Parish 1.6 miles
- Hawkesbury Parish 1.7 miles
- Old Sodbury Built-up area 2 miles
- Hawkesbury Upton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Yate North Ward 2.5 miles
- Wickwar Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Yate Central Ward 3 miles
- Yate Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Hillesley Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Dodington Parish 3.3 miles
- Badminton Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge
BS37 6NB, BS37 6PG, BS37 6PT, GL12 8NN, BS37 6BN, GL9 1AH, GL12 8JZ, BS37 6DD, GL12 8PE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 19.8 miles
- Cardiff Airport 43.9 miles
- Yate Railway Station 3.5 miles
- Bristol Parkway Railway Station 8.6 miles
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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 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 5.6 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 6.3 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 9 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 9.2 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 10 miles
- Hartham Country house 10.2 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 10.9 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 11 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 11.8 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 12 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 12.1 miles