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 miles1.9 km
- Stroud 21.8 miles35.2 km
- Trowbridge 23.6 miles38 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 24 miles38.5 km
- Chipping Sodbury 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Chippenham 15 miles24.2 km
- Newbury 23.6 miles38 km
- Didcot 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Witney 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Melksham 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Melksham Without 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Wantage 16.8 miles27.1 km
Neighbouring places
- West Swindon Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Eastcott Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Central Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Rodbourne Cheney Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Swindon Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Shaw Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Lydiard and Freshbrook Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Central Swindon North Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Old Town Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Gorse Hill and Pinehurst Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- Central Swindon South Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Walcot and Park North Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Mannington and Western
SN2 2AA, SN5 8DX, SN2 2ED, SN2 2BZ, SN5 8DB, SN5 7XT, SN2 2FX, SN2 2FZ, SN2 2DT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 41 miles66 km
- Southampton Airport 46.5 miles74.8 km
- Swindon Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Kemble Railway Station 12.2 miles19.6 km
Hotels near Mannington and Western Ad
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- The Churchill 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 2 miles3.2 km
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Schoolhouse Restaurant and Hotel 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swindon 4 1.9 miles3 km
- The Kings Arms 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Swindon 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon City Centre 3 1 mile1.6 km
- Lydiard Park Hotel & Conference Centre 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
Schools in Mannington and Western
- Even Swindon Primary School Primary
- Lift Hazelwood Primary
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Burderop Park Estate 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Stowell Park Estate 17.9 miles28.8 km