Wanborough is a compact village and civil parish on the south‑eastern edge of Swindon in rural Wiltshire, England. Set in rolling countryside just a few miles from the M4, it combines historic stone buildings and a village green with more recent housing, and functions partly as a commuter settlement for the nearby town.
The locality has deep roots - a Roman villa with mosaic remains was excavated nearby and the parish church retains medieval fabric - and today retains a lively community feel with a village hall, local pubs and clubs, agricultural links and well used walking routes across the surrounding downs; that mix of heritage, countryside and proximity to Swindon shapes Wanborough’s cultural and economic character.
Postcode districts covering Wanborough
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 4.2 miles
- Oxford 24 miles
- Andover 24.8 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 19.9 miles
- Chippenham 19.1 miles
- Newbury 18.9 miles
- Didcot 19.8 miles
- Witney 18.8 miles
- Thatcham 21.7 miles
- Melksham 22.2 miles
- Melksham Without 22 miles
- Wantage 12.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Liddington Built-up area 1 mile
- Ridgeway Ward 1.2 miles
- Nythe, Eldene and Liden Parish 1.6 miles
- Covingham and Dorcan Ward 1.8 miles
- Covingham Parish 1.8 miles
- Liden, Eldene and Park South Ward 1.9 miles
- Bishopstone Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Chiseldon Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Chiseldon and Lawn Ward 2.6 miles
- Walcot and Park North Ward 2.7 miles
- Bourton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Central Swindon South Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Wanborough
SN4 0DF, SN4 0FE, SN4 0BY, SN4 0BU, SN4 0AL, SN4 0EN, SN4 0ED, SN4 0AQ, SN4 0BX … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 43.8 miles
- Bristol Airport 45.4 miles
- Swindon Railway Station 4 miles
- Hungerford Railway Station 12.1 miles
Hotels near Wanborough Ad
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 3.7 miles
- Helen Browning's Royal Oak 4 2.2 miles
- The Sun Inn 4 1.6 miles
- The Village Inn, Liddington 1 mile
- Holiday Inn Swindon 3 2 miles
- Alexandra House 4 4.3 miles
- The White Hart 2.7 miles
- Chiseldon House Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- The Kings Arms 3 3.4 miles
- ibis budget Swindon 2.5 4 miles
Schools in Wanborough
- Wanborough Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Burderop Wood Forest 2.4 miles
- County Ground Stadium 3.4 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 3.6 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 10.5 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 11.3 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 11.4 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 13.3 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 18 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 18.3 miles