The Mannington and Western ward sits in the western suburbs of Swindon, combining Victorian terraces, post‑war council estates and more recent housing developments. It’s largely residential with pockets of local shops, small industrial units and several parks and community centres that give it a practical, family‑orientated character.
Shaped by Swindon’s 19th‑ and 20th‑century expansion, the area has seen steady regeneration and benefits from good road and bus links into the town and surrounding employment areas. Local schools, active community groups and a mixed socioeconomic population lend the ward a down‑to‑earth, community‑focused feel.
Postcode districts covering Mannington and Western
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 1.2 miles
- Stroud 21.8 miles
- Trowbridge 23.6 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 24 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 24.9 miles
- Chippenham 15 miles
- Newbury 23.6 miles
- Didcot 24.3 miles
- Witney 20.7 miles
- Melksham 18.9 miles
- Melksham Without 18.8 miles
- Wantage 16.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- West Swindon Parish 1 mile
- Eastcott Ward 1.1 miles
- Central Ward 1.1 miles
- Rodbourne Cheney Ward 1.1 miles
- Swindon Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Shaw Ward 1.2 miles
- Lydiard and Freshbrook Ward 1.3 miles
- Central Swindon North Parish 1.4 miles
- Old Town Ward 1.4 miles
- Gorse Hill and Pinehurst Ward 2 miles
- Central Swindon South Parish 2.1 miles
- Walcot and Park North Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Mannington and Western
SN5 7UU, SN5 8WA, SN5 8BD, SN2 2HL, SN2 2EB, SN5 8DE, SN5 7AW, SN5 1DZ, SN5 8BJ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 41 miles
- Southampton Airport 46.5 miles
- Swindon Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Kemble Railway Station 12.2 miles
Hotels near Mannington and Western Ad
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 1.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 2 miles
- ibis budget Swindon 2.5 1 mile
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon City Centre 3 1 mile
- Village Hotel Swindon 3 1 mile
- DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon 4 2.1 miles
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- The Kings Arms 3 1.6 miles
- The Churchill 3 3.2 miles
- Hamilton Grace - The Quadrant 4 0.4 miles
Schools in Mannington and Western
- Even Swindon Primary School Primary
- Lift Hazelwood Primary
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 1.7 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 3.2 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 3.5 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 9.2 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 10.2 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 13.4 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 14.3 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.6 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 17.5 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 17.9 miles