Brightwalton
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.514, -1.386 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 42 79 |
The small village and civil parish of Brightwalton sits on chalk downland in West Berkshire, about six miles north-west of Newbury. It lies near the Lambourn Downs and the valley of the River Lambourn, with rolling arable fields, springs and short stretches of chalk stream that shape the local landscape.
Historically agricultural, the parish retains a number of older cottages and a parish church and has long-standing links with the equine industry centred on nearby Lambourn; farms and small businesses still dominate the local economy while some residents commute to larger towns. Community life is quiet but active, anchored by a village hall and regular local events that reinforce its rural character while keeping it well connected to the surrounding towns.
Postcode districts covering Brightwalton
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 18 miles
- Swindon 17.7 miles
- Oxford 17.5 miles
- Basingstoke 21.4 miles
- Andover 21.2 miles
- Wokingham 24.5 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 11.9 miles
- Newbury 8 miles
- Didcot 8.9 miles
- Witney 19.5 miles
- Thatcham 9.9 miles
- Wantage 5.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Downlands Ward 1.1 miles
- Catmore Parish 1.3 miles
- Farnborough Parish 1.5 miles
- Chaddleworth Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Fawley Parish 2 miles
- Leckhampstead Parish 2.1 miles
- Peasemore Built-up area 2.4 miles
- West Ilsley Parish 3.1 miles
- Beedon Parish 3.6 miles
- Great Shefford Built-up area 3.7 miles
- East Ilsley Built-up area 4.2 miles
- East Garston Built-up area 4.3 miles
Example postcodes in Brightwalton
RG20 7BX, RG20 7BB, OX12 8NN, RG20 7DA, RG20 7BT, RG20 7BY, RG20 7HU, RG20 7BJ, RG20 7DB … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 39 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 40.1 miles
- Kintbury Railway Station 8.1 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Railway Station 8.7 miles
Hotels near Brightwalton Ad
- The Crown & Horns 4 4.2 miles
- Five Bells Wickham 5.3 miles
- Crab & Boar 4 3.9 miles
- The Queen's Arms 4 4.3 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 5.4 miles
- The Greyhound Inn 4 5.1 miles
- Orida Hotels Newbury 4 5.4 miles
- The Chequers Hotel 4 7.9 miles
- Milton Hill 3 7.2 miles
- Hare and Hounds Hotel 3 7.4 miles
Schools in Brightwalton
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 9.1 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 9.2 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 13.1 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 13.6 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 15.3 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 15.7 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 15.7 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 15.9 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.9 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 16.4 miles
- County Ground Stadium 16.9 miles
- Christ Church College College 17.2 miles