Bradfield
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.45, -1.144 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 59 72 |
| Population: | 1,161 |
Bradfield is a large rural civil parish in West Berkshire, set to the north‑west of Reading and largely lying within the North Wessex Downs AONB. The landscape is typical downland countryside with chalk hills, commons and mixed woods, and the parish is made up of a scattering of villages and hamlets including Bradfield Southend and Highmoor.
Historically agricultural with long‑standing common rights and traces of prehistoric activity on the downs, the area today mixes farming with commuting and small rural enterprises. It is home to the independent school Bradfield College, whose Victorian architecture is a local landmark, and retains a lively village life centred on halls, pubs and annual events, making it popular with walkers, riders and those seeking country living within easy reach of Reading.
Postcode districts covering Bradfield
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 6.9 miles
- Slough 23.6 miles
- Oxford 21.4 miles
- High Wycombe 21 miles
- Basingstoke 13.1 miles
- Bracknell 17 miles
- Maidenhead 18.5 miles
- Aldershot 21.8 miles
- Farnborough 19.6 miles
- Andover 22 miles
- Wokingham 13.3 miles
- Fleet 17.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bradfield Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Tutts Clump Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Southend Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Stanford Dingley Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Englefield Parish 1.8 miles
- Beenham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Chapel Row Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Upper Basildon Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Ashampstead Parish 2.6 miles
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Pangbourne Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Basildon Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Bradfield
RG7 6EZ, RG7 6BY, RG7 6DL, RG7 6DN, RG7 6LL, RG7 6DJ, RG7 6BX, RG8 8HP, RG7 6AJ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 29.6 miles
- Southampton Airport 35.7 miles
- Theale Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Aldermaston Railway Station 3.3 miles
Hotels near Bradfield Ad
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 2.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 3.1 miles
- The Swan at Streatley 4 5.1 miles
- Ferrymans Cottage 6.8 miles
- Roselawn Hotel 5.3 miles
- Voco Reading 4 7.1 miles
- The Coat and Bear 4 8.6 miles
- Mercure Newbury West Grange Hotel 4 4.8 miles
- The Miller of Mansfield Goring 4 5 miles
- Elephant Hotel 3 3.3 miles
Schools in Bradfield
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Bradfield College Independent - secondary
- St Andrew's School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 4 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 4.6 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 7 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 7.2 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 7.5 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles
- University of Reading University 8.6 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 9.5 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 10.2 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 12.1 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 12.1 miles
- Milestones Museum 12.7 miles