South Marston is a village and civil parish on the eastern edge of Swindon in the county of Wiltshire, set close to the M4 and A419 corridors and the rolling chalk landscape of the North Wessex Downs. The parish blends traditional farmland and green spaces with a substantial industrial and business estate, giving it a distinct edge-of-town feel while remaining within easy reach of Swindon’s facilities.
Historically a small agricultural settlement that expanded with 19th- and 20th-century industry and improved transport, South Marston today combines commuter housing, local amenities and active community groups with footpaths and cycle routes that lead into the surrounding countryside, so it feels both rooted in rural Wiltshire and connected to the wider town and transport networks.
Postcode districts covering South Marston
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Oxford 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Stroud 24.1 miles38.9 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Chippenham 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Newbury 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Didcot 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Witney 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Thatcham 24 miles38.6 km
- Melksham 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Melksham Without 23 miles37.1 km
- Wantage 12.8 miles20.6 km
Neighbouring places
- St. Margaret and South Marston Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Stratton St. Margaret Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Stanton Fitzwarren Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Covingham Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Covingham and Dorcan Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Penhill and Upper Stratton Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bourton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Nythe, Eldene and Liden Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Gorse Hill and Pinehurst Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Walcot and Park North Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Liden, Eldene and Park South Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Highworth Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in South Marston
SN3 4SX, SN3 4WB, SN3 4TU, SN3 4YF, SN3 4AL, SN3 4FR, SN3 4TA, SN3 4SD, SN3 4TQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 45.3 miles72.9 km
- Southampton Airport 46.9 miles75.5 km
- Swindon Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Kemble Railway Station 14.3 miles23 km
Hotels near South Marston Ad
- The Highworth Hotel 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Stanton House Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Saracens Head Hotel 3 2.8 miles4.6 km
- The Barrington Arms Hotel 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Chiseldon House 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swindon 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Kings Arms 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Holiday Inn Swindon 4 3.3 miles5.2 km
Schools in South Marston
- South Marston C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Burderop Park Estate 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Stowell Park Estate 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 19 miles30.6 km