The ward covers the traditional village of Wroughton and the newer waterside neighbourhood of Wichelstowe on the southern fringe of Swindon, England. Wroughton keeps a village feel with a historic church, local pubs, clubs and sports teams, and sits close to open chalk downland popular with walkers; the former RAF Wroughton airfield is notable for housing the Science Museum Group’s national collections storage and occasional public events.
Wichelstowe is a planned, modern riverside development built in phases since the 2000s, centred on new waterfront housing, parkland, cycle routes and community facilities designed to provide substantial new homes and jobs close to Swindon town centre. The contrast between the long-established village and the contemporary neighbourhood gives the area a mixed social and economic character, with an emphasis on green infrastructure and easy commuter links into the town and beyond.
Postcode districts covering Wroughton and Wichelstowe
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Stroud 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Trowbridge 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 24.9 miles40 km
- Chippenham 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Newbury 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Didcot 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Witney 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Melksham 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Melksham Without 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Wantage 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Grove 17.4 miles28.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Wroughton Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Old Town Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Chiseldon and Lawn Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Broad Hinton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Central Swindon South Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Eastcott Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Lydiard and Freshbrook Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Mannington and Western Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Broad Town Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Chiseldon Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Central Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- West Swindon Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Wroughton and Wichelstowe
SN4 9ED, SN4 9AG, SN1 7DN, SN4 9BX, SN4 0QL, SN4 9LF, SN4 9QL, SN4 0RY, SN4 9HZ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 40.5 miles65.1 km
- Southampton Airport 43.7 miles70.3 km
- Swindon Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Pewsey Railway Station 12.2 miles19.6 km
Hotels near Wroughton and Wichelstowe Ad
- The Churchill 3 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Chiseldon House 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swindon 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 5 miles8 km
- Schoolhouse Restaurant and Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Kings Arms 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Swindon 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Duke Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
Schools in Wroughton and Wichelstowe
- The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College Secondary
- Wroughton Infant School Primary
- Wroughton Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Burderop Park Estate 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 2.6 miles4.2 km
- County Ground Stadium 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 10.6 miles17 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Hartham Country house 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 19.3 miles31 km