Aldermaston
Ward in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.39, -1.161 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 58 65 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 (Newbury) |
Aldermaston is a small, largely rural ward in West Berkshire, sitting in the Kennet valley where the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal thread through chalk downland close to the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It’s within easy commuting distance of Reading and Newbury, which helps give the area a mix of long‑standing agricultural life and more recent commuter households.
The ward has a strong local identity around a historic village core with a medieval church, manor houses and traditional pubs, but is also known nationally for the presence of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, a large employer whose work and the anti‑nuclear marches of the 1950s–60s have left their mark on local culture and politics. Community activities such as village shows and river‑side walks keep the social life lively, while the surrounding countryside attracts walkers, cyclists and those seeking a quieter base not far from larger towns.
Postcode districts covering Aldermaston
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 8.7 miles14 km
- High Wycombe 24.2 miles39 km
- Basingstoke 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Bracknell 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Maidenhead 20.7 miles33.2 km
- Aldershot 20 miles32.2 km
- Farnborough 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Winchester 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Andover 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Wokingham 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Fleet 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 20.3 miles32.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Aldermaston Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Wasing Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Woolhampton Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Aldermaston Wharf Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Brimpton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Beenham Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Midgham Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Padworth Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Brimpton Common Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Old Warren Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Chapel Row Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Tadley Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Aldermaston
RG7 8SN, RG26 4FF, RG7 4QL, RG7 4NA, RG7 5LU, RG7 8EN, RG7 5QS, RG7 8TN, RG7 4QR … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 30.9 miles49.7 km
- Southampton Airport 31.5 miles50.7 km
- Midgham Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Aldermaston Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
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Schools in Aldermaston
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Aldermaston Court Estate 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Mortimer House Estate 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 6 miles9.7 km
- The Vyne Historic site 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 8 miles12.9 km
- Milestones Museum 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- University of Reading University 10 miles16.1 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Dogmersfield House Estate 14.8 miles23.9 km