Bradfield
Built-up area in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.455, -1.132 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 60 73 |
| Population: | 1,161 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Bradfield is a largely rural civil parish in West Berkshire, England, set on the rolling chalk of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The landscape is defined by small, historic villages and hamlets, chalk streams such as the River Pang, farmland and pockets of ancient woodland, which give the area a very scenic, low‑density character.
Aside from agriculture, the parish is known for its village communities and for institutions like Bradfield College, while places such as Bradfield Southend show the tidy mix of thatched cottages, village pubs and parish churches familiar in the Thames Valley fringe. Many residents commute to nearby towns, but local life still revolves around fetes, clubs and the stewardship of the downland and waterways that make Bradfield distinctive.
Postcode districts covering Bradfield
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Slough 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Oxford 21.2 miles34.1 km
- High Wycombe 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Basingstoke 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Bracknell 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Maidenhead 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Aldershot 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Farnborough 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Andover 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Wokingham 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Fleet 17.7 miles28.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Southend Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Englefield Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Tutts Clump Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Stanford Dingley Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Upper Basildon Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Pangbourne Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Sulham Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Basildon Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Ashampstead Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Theale Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Beenham Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Bradfield
RG7 6DH, RG7 6BQ, RG7 6BT, RG7 6DG, RG7 6AY, RG7 6DA, RG7 6BZ, RG7 6BG, RG7 6BD … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 29.1 miles46.8 km
- Southampton Airport 36.2 miles58.3 km
- Pangbourne Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Theale Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
Hotels near Bradfield Ad
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Swan at Streatley 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Ferrymans Cottage 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Roselawn Hotel 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Voco Reading 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Elephant Hotel 3 2.8 miles4.4 km
- The Market House 7 miles11.3 km
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
Schools in Bradfield
- Bradfield College Independent - secondary
- St Andrew's School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 5 miles8.1 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles11 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Mortimer House Estate 7.4 miles12 km
- University of Reading University 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 8.9 miles14.4 km
- The Vyne Historic site 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 12 miles19.3 km
- Milestones Museum 13 miles21 km