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 miles11.2 km
- Slough 23.6 miles38 km
- Oxford 21.4 miles34.5 km
- High Wycombe 21 miles33.8 km
- Basingstoke 13.1 miles21 km
- Bracknell 17 miles27.3 km
- Maidenhead 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Aldershot 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Farnborough 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Andover 22 miles35.4 km
- Wokingham 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Fleet 17.8 miles28.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Bradfield Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Tutts Clump Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Southend Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Stanford Dingley Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Englefield Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Beenham Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Chapel Row Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Upper Basildon Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Ashampstead Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Pangbourne Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Basildon Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Bradfield
RG7 6JY, RG7 6LG, RG7 6AG, RG7 6HN, RG8 8QA, RG7 6DF, RG7 6HR, RG7 6AE, RG7 6DD … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 29.6 miles47.7 km
- Southampton Airport 35.7 miles57.5 km
- Theale Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Aldermaston Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
Hotels near Bradfield Ad
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 3.1 miles5 km
- The Swan at Streatley 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Ferrymans Cottage 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Roselawn Hotel 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Voco Reading 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Elephant Hotel 3 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Mercure Newbury West Grange Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The Market House 7.5 miles12.1 km
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 miles6.5 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Mortimer House Estate 7.5 miles12 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles12.5 km
- University of Reading University 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Vyne Historic site 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Milestones Museum 12.7 miles20.5 km