Boxford
Built-up area in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.442, -1.386 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 42 71 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 (Newbury) |
Boxford in West Berkshire, England is a small, rural village tucked into the chalk valley of the River Lambourn, sitting within the rolling landscape of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its quiet lanes, hedgerows and chalk-stream habitat reflect the classic downland scenery, and the village lies within easy reach of the market town of Newbury and the famous horse-training area around Lambourn, so equestrian activity is a notable local feature.
The settlement has a distinctly historic character, with timber-framed cottages and a parish church that shows medieval origins, alongside an economy still rooted in agriculture but increasingly shaped by commuters and countryside leisure. Community life is typical of a small Berkshire village - conservation-minded residents, local events and a mix of farming, equestrian enterprises and people who travel to nearby towns for work.
Postcode districts covering Boxford
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 17.4 miles28 km
- Swindon 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Oxford 22.3 miles36 km
- Basingstoke 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Andover 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Wokingham 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Newbury 3.7 miles6 km
- Didcot 13.1 miles21 km
- Witney 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Thatcham 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Yateley 25 miles40.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Welford Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Winterbourne Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Stockcross Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Speen Parish 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Newbury Speen Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Shaw cum Donnington Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Leckhampstead Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Great Shefford Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Chieveley & Cold Ash Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Chieveley Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Newbury Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Chaddleworth Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Boxford
RG20 8DR, RG20 8DP, RG20 8DH, RG20 8DD, RG20 8DN, RG20 8DX, RG20 8DA, RG20 8DU, RG20 8DG … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 34 miles54.7 km
- London Heathrow Airport 40.1 miles64.5 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Newbury Racecourse Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
Hotels near Boxford Ad
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Queens Arms 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Furze Bush Inn 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Newbury North 3.3 miles5.2 km
- The Chequers Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 15.5 miles24.9 km
- The Vyne Historic site 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Mortimer House Estate 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Milestones Museum 16.9 miles27.2 km