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 7SW, SN2 2HL, SN2 2EF, SN2 2UJ, SN5 8DH, SN5 8BB, SN5 8DE, SN5 7RX, SN5 6QS … 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 1.1 miles
- The Churchill 3 3.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 2 miles
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- Schoolhouse Restaurant and Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swindon 4 1.9 miles
- The Kings Arms 1.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon City Centre 3 1 mile
- Lydiard Park Hotel & Conference Centre 3 1.8 miles
- Village Hotel Swindon 4 1 mile
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