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 miles
- Stroud 23.9 miles
- Trowbridge 21.9 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 24.9 miles
- Chippenham 14.2 miles
- Newbury 22.2 miles
- Didcot 24.7 miles
- Witney 22.9 miles
- Melksham 17.2 miles
- Melksham Without 17.1 miles
- Wantage 17.2 miles
- Grove 17.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wroughton Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Old Town Ward 2.3 miles
- Chiseldon and Lawn Ward 2.6 miles
- Broad Hinton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Central Swindon South Parish 2.8 miles
- Eastcott Ward 2.8 miles
- Lydiard and Freshbrook Ward 2.9 miles
- Mannington and Western Ward 3 miles
- Broad Town Built-up area 3 miles
- Chiseldon Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Central Ward 3.2 miles
- West Swindon Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Wroughton and Wichelstowe
SN4 9JT, SN4 9DZ, SN4 9DE, SN4 0RW, SN4 0RG, SN4 9JS, SN4 9BD, SN4 9JE, SN4 9DF … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 40.5 miles
- Southampton Airport 43.7 miles
- Swindon Railway Station 3.5 miles
- Pewsey Railway Station 12.2 miles
Hotels near Wroughton and Wichelstowe Ad
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 3.3 miles
- The Churchill 3 3.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 2.8 miles
- Chiseldon House 3 3.2 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swindon 4 2.4 miles
- Schoolhouse Restaurant and Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 5 miles
- The Duke Hotel 4 7.8 miles
- The Kings Arms 2.8 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Swindon 4 2.9 miles
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 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 2.6 miles
- County Ground Stadium 3.6 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 6.4 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 7.4 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 10.6 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 12.9 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 13 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 13.3 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles
- Hartham Country house 17.8 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 19.3 miles