Chieveley
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.459, -1.302 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 48 73 |
| Population: | 987 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 (Newbury) |
The village and civil parish of Chieveley lies in West Berkshire, a few miles north of Newbury, where the rolling chalk of the North Wessex Downs transitions into mixed farmland. Its location close to the M4 and A34 junctions makes it something of a crossroads between the Thames Valley and the downs, while still feeling distinctly rural.
Despite good road links and a commuter presence, Chieveley keeps a strong countryside character: farmed fields, pockets of woodland and scattered hamlets such as Curridge, with local life centred on a village hall, parish activities and a small historic church. The wider area has long downland and agricultural traditions and is linked culturally and economically to neighbouring horse-country around Lambourn, as well as to outdoor recreation on the chalk hills.
Postcode districts covering Chieveley
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 13.8 miles
- Swindon 22.3 miles
- Oxford 20.5 miles
- Basingstoke 16.2 miles
- Bracknell 23.8 miles
- Andover 18.7 miles
- Wokingham 20.1 miles
- Fleet 23.6 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 14.9 miles
- Newbury 3.8 miles
- Didcot 10.7 miles
- Witney 24.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chieveley Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Chieveley & Cold Ash Ward 0.7 miles
- Curridge Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Hermitage Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Winterbourne Parish 2 miles
- Cold Ash Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Beedon Parish 2.5 miles
- Shaw cum Donnington Parish 2.7 miles
- Ashmore Green Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Peasemore Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Hampstead Norreys Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Leckhampstead Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Chieveley
RG20 8RX, RG18 9ED, RG18 9XY, RG20 8XY, RG20 8RP, RG20 8TT, RG18 9DX, RG20 8UG, RG18 9TL … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 35.2 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 36.4 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Railway Station 4.2 miles
- Thatcham Railway Station 5.2 miles
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Schools in Chieveley
- Chieveley Primary School Primary
- Curridge Primary School Primary
- Mary Hare School Special
- Priors Court School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 8.4 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 10.6 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 11 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 12.6 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 13.2 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 14 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 14 miles
- Oakley Hall Estate 15.1 miles
- University of Reading University 15.5 miles
- Milestones Museum 15.6 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 15.7 miles