The civil parish of Castle Eaton sits beside the River Thames in north Wiltshire, a short drive from Swindon and on the edge of the Cotswolds landscape. It’s a small riverside village of narrow lanes, historic stone and thatched cottages and a medieval parish church whose fabric hints at the settlement’s long history.
The local economy remains largely rural, with farming, holiday cottages and a handful of small businesses, while many residents commute to nearby towns; socially it retains the quiet, close‑knit feel of a traditional village, with floodplain meadows, popular riverbank walks and occasional community events that draw visitors from the surrounding area.
Postcode districts covering Castle Eaton
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Oxford 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Gloucester 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Cheltenham 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Stroud 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Chippenham 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Didcot 23 miles37 km
- Witney 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Melksham 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Melksham Without 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Wantage 16.1 miles25.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Kempsford Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Hannington Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Blunsdon and Highworth Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Marston Maisey Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Cricklade & Latton Ward 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Blunsdon Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Broad Blunsdon Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- St. Andrews Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Highworth Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Blunsdon St. Andrew Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Cricklade Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Castle Eaton
SN6 6LD, SN6 6JZ, SN6 6JX, SN6 6JJ, SN6 6LB, SN6 6LF, SN6 6JY, SN6 7TB, SN6 6LE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 44.5 miles71.6 km
- Southampton Airport 51.9 miles83.5 km
- Swindon Railway Station 6 miles9.7 km
- Kemble Railway Station 10.5 miles16.9 km
Hotels near Castle Eaton Ad
- The Highworth Hotel 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Riverside 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Stanton House Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Cricklade House Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Vale Hotel 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Saracens Head Hotel 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Wild Thyme & Honey 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Red Lion 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 6.2 miles10 km
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Burderop Park Estate 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Stowell Park Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 16 miles25.8 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 18 miles29 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 19.1 miles30.7 km