Severn Vale
Ward in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.605, -2.561 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 61 89 |
| Dialling code: | 01291 (Chepstow) |
Severn Vale is an electoral ward in South Gloucestershire named for its proximity to the River Severn and the Severn Estuary. It covers a largely semi‑rural area of villages, farms and small residential clusters on the fringes of the Bristol/Gloucestershire commuter belt, so visitors often notice the mix of open agricultural land, winding lanes and occasional industrial or business estates near main roads.
The ward’s character is shaped by a long agricultural history, scattered conservation areas and village communities centred on parish halls and churches; local life tends to revolve around small‑scale services, community events and outdoor pastimes. Economically it combines farming with local trades and commuters working into Bristol and Gloucester, while councillors and residents commonly focus on issues like transport, flood risk from the estuary and protecting rural character.
Postcode districts covering Severn Vale
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Newport 17.4 miles28 km
- Gloucester 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Bath 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Weston-super-Mare 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Stroud 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Cwmbran Central 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Cwmbrân 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Trowbridge 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Chipping Sodbury 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Chippenham 21.4 miles34.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Aust Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Alveston Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Olveston Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Oldbury-on-Severn Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Tockington Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Thornbury Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Rudgeway Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Oldbury-upon-Severn Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Grovesend Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Oldbury Naite Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Rockhampton Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Almondsbury Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Severn Vale
BS32 4BB, BS35 3LQ, GL13 9DY, BS35 3NL, BS35 1NE, BS35 1PP, BS35 3LS, BS35 3NA, BS35 3JJ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 16.8 miles27 km
- Cardiff Airport 36.6 miles58.9 km
- Pilning Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Chepstow Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
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Schools in Severn Vale
- Almondsbury C of E Primary School Primary
- Oldbury on Severn C of E Primary School Primary
- Olveston C of E Primary School Primary
- St Helen's C of E Primary School Primary
- Tockington Manor School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 8.3 miles13.3 km
- College Road Allotments Gardens 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 10.2 miles16.4 km
- University of Bristol University 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 11 miles17.6 km
- SS Great Britain Museum 11 miles17.6 km
- Old Park wood Forest 11 miles17.8 km
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 11.1 miles17.9 km