The civil parish of St. Andrews lies within Swindon, England, and forms part of the town’s inner-urban neighbourhoods close to the railway corridor and town centre. It is a compact area where Victorian terraces sit alongside mid- and late-20th-century housing, with small local shops, green spaces and community facilities serving residents.
Historically the parish has strong links to Swindon’s growth as a railway town, which shaped its housing and local economy; today it is socially mixed, with local employment in small businesses and light industry as well as many commuters. Community groups, churches and regeneration projects have been important in improving facilities and fostering a local identity despite the pressures of urban change.
Postcode districts covering St. Andrews
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Gloucester 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Cheltenham 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Stroud 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Chippenham 17 miles27.3 km
- Didcot 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Witney 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Melksham 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Melksham Without 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Wantage 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Grove 16.3 miles26.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Broad Blunsdon Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Blunsdon St. Andrew Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Blunsdon Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Haydon Wick Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Priory Vale Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Penhill and Upper Stratton Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Rodbourne Cheney Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Central Swindon North Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Gorse Hill and Pinehurst Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Swindon Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Stanton Fitzwarren Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Shaw Ward 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in St. Andrews
SN25 2SS, SN25 4EL, SN25 2RU, SN25 2DR, SN25 2SN, SN25 4EB, SN25 2ED, SN25 2TA, SN25 2TW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 42.2 miles68 km
- Southampton Airport 49.5 miles79.7 km
- Swindon Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Kemble Railway Station 10.3 miles16.6 km
Hotels near St. Andrews Ad
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Highworth Hotel 4.3 miles7 km
- The Churchill 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Stanton House Hotel 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Cricklade House Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Schoolhouse Restaurant and Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Vale Hotel 3 miles4.9 km
- The Red Lion 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 4.8 miles7.8 km
Schools in St. Andrews
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
- Bridlewood Primary School Primary
- Brimble Hill Special School Special
- Great Western Academy Secondary
- Red Oaks Primary School Primary
- Tadpole Farm C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Uplands School Special
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Burderop Park Estate 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Stowell Park Estate 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 18.1 miles29.1 km