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 miles6.8 km
- Oxford 24 miles38.7 km
- Andover 24.8 miles39.8 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 19.9 miles32 km
- Chippenham 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Newbury 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Didcot 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Witney 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Thatcham 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Melksham 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Melksham Without 22 miles35.5 km
- Wantage 12.3 miles19.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Liddington Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Ridgeway Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Nythe, Eldene and Liden Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Covingham and Dorcan Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Covingham Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Liden, Eldene and Park South Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Bishopstone Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Chiseldon Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Chiseldon and Lawn Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Walcot and Park North Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bourton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Central Swindon South Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Wanborough
SN4 0DE, SN4 0BP, SN4 0BU, SN4 0FD, SN4 0BQ, SN4 0BH, SN4 0TW, SN4 0AD, SN4 0BS … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 43.8 miles70.4 km
- Bristol Airport 45.4 miles73 km
- Swindon Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 12.1 miles19.5 km
Hotels near Wanborough Ad
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Chiseldon House 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Holiday Inn Swindon 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swindon 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Highworth Hotel 5.8 miles9.4 km
- The Kings Arms 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Barrington Arms Hotel 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Stanton House Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Churchill 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
Schools in Wanborough
- Wanborough Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Burderop Wood Forest 2.4 miles3.9 km
- County Ground Stadium 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Burderop Park Estate 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 18 miles28.9 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 18.3 miles29.4 km