Wickwar
Parish in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.582, -2.418 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 71 87 |
| Population: | 1,717 |
| Dialling code: | 01454 (Chipping Sodbury) |
Wickwar is a compact village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, sitting on the edge of the Cotswolds between Bristol and Gloucester. It occupies a pleasant position in rolling agricultural countryside, a short distance north of Yate and south of Wotton-under-Edge, with a central street of older stone buildings and lanes that appeal to walkers and visitors exploring the nearby countryside.
Historically the settlement grew from medieval market and coaching activity and still retains a parish church with ancient roots and a number of attractive period houses. Today it combines a strong village community with small shops, pubs and local businesses, some commuters to the neighbouring urban centres, and remnants of 19th‑century transport heritage in the form of the old railway line and station buildings.
Postcode districts covering Wickwar
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 11.6 miles
- Newport 23.5 miles
- Gloucester 20.4 miles
- Bath 14.2 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 8.8 miles
- Stroud 13.8 miles
- Trowbridge 20.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 3.4 miles
- Chippenham 15.3 miles
- Yate 2.7 miles
- Frome 24.7 miles
- Portishead 17 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wickwar Built-up area 1 mile
- Rangeworthy Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Heath End Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Engine Common Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Yate North Ward 1.9 miles
- Cromhall Parish 2.4 miles
- Townwell Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Yate Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Tytherington Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Iron Acton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Yate Central Ward 3 miles
- Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Wickwar
GL12 8PR, GL12 8LW, GL12 8NQ, GL12 8FP, GL12 8NB, GL12 8NZ, GL12 8NW, GL12 8NE, GL12 8NY … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 18.9 miles
- Cardiff Airport 41.8 miles
- Yate Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Bristol Parkway Railway Station 7.1 miles
Hotels near Wickwar Ad
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 3.5 miles
- Crown Inn at Tolldown 4 6.8 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- The Players Golf Club 5.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Bristol-Filton 4 7.4 miles
- Best Western Bristol North the Gables Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Lodge at Bristol 7 miles
- Almondsbury Inn & Lounge 3 6.9 miles
- The Hare & Hounds Hotel 4 9.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bristol - Filton 3 7.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 3.8 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 7.3 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 8.1 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 8.3 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 8.3 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 9.7 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 11.1 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 11.3 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 11.3 miles
- University of Bristol University 11.6 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 12.3 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 12.6 miles