Chiseldon sits just south‑east of Swindon in north Wiltshire, tucked against the rolling chalk of the Marlborough Downs and within easy reach of the M4. The surrounding downland and farmland give the parish a rural feel, with public footpaths linking into long-distance routes such as the Ridgeway and nearby woodlands like Savernake Forest.
Historically the village grew from agriculture and a nearby military training camp and even had a short-lived local railway connection in the early 20th century, traces of which survive in local place‑names and memory. Today Chiseldon is a mixed commuter and rural community with a primary school, pubs, village hall and active clubs, where small businesses and farming continue to shape everyday life.
Postcode districts covering Chiseldon
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 4.8 miles
- Andover 23.1 miles
- Trowbridge 23.9 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 22.6 miles
- Chippenham 16.9 miles
- Newbury 19.3 miles
- Didcot 22.1 miles
- Witney 21.8 miles
- Thatcham 22.1 miles
- Melksham 19.4 miles
- Melksham Without 19.3 miles
- Wantage 14.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chiseldon Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Chiseldon and Lawn Ward 1 mile
- Liddington Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Wroughton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Liden, Eldene and Park South Ward 2.9 miles
- Wroughton and Wichelstowe Ward 3 miles
- Central Swindon South Parish 3 miles
- Wanborough Built-up area 3 miles
- Ogbourne St. George Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Nythe, Eldene and Liden Parish 3.1 miles
- Old Town Ward 3.3 miles
- Ridgeway Ward 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Chiseldon
SN4 0HY, SN4 0PL, SN4 0NX, SN4 0LF, SN4 0LU, SN4 0HT, SN4 0LH, SN4 0ND, SN4 0NJ … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 42 miles
- Bristol Airport 43.2 miles
- Swindon Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Bedwyn Railway Station 10.8 miles
Hotels near Chiseldon Ad
- Chiseldon House 3 0.4 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 4.2 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swindon 4 2.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Swindon 4 2.5 miles
- The Churchill 3 6.7 miles
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 6.3 miles
- The Kings Arms 3.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 5.4 miles
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 7.6 miles
- Castle and Ball by Greene King Inns 3 6.2 miles
Schools in Chiseldon
- Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Burderop Park Estate 1.4 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 1.7 miles
- County Ground Stadium 4.1 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 7.5 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 8.3 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 9 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 11.2 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 12.2 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 15.4 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 16 miles