Cold Ash
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.427, -1.278 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SU 50 70 |
| Population: | 2,224 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 (Newbury) |
Cold Ash is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, in England, set on the northern slopes of the Berkshire Downs above the Kennet Valley. It sits a short drive east of Newbury and close to Thatcham, and much of the parish lies close to the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, giving it a mix of heathland, woodland and open downland with long rural views.
Originally growing in the 19th century as a semi-rural residential retreat, Cold Ash still shows a lot of period character in its Victorian and Edwardian houses. Local life is centred on village halls, churches, shops, pubs, schools and sports clubs; the economy is largely residential and service-based, with many people commuting to nearby towns, while walkers and nature-lovers make the most of the surrounding countryside and waymarked routes.
Postcode districts covering Cold Ash
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Swindon 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Oxford 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Basingstoke 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Bracknell 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Maidenhead 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Farnborough 24 miles38.6 km
- Andover 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Wokingham 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Fleet 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 17 miles27.4 km
- Newbury 2.4 miles3.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Ashmore Green Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Cold Ash Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Curridge Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Thatcham West Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Newbury Clay Hill Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Shaw cum Donnington Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Thatcham North East Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Chieveley & Cold Ash Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Hermitage Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Thatcham Central Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Thatcham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Newbury Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Cold Ash
RG18 9PA, RG18 9HA, RG18 9HX, RG18 3HA, RG18 9JJ, RG18 9PG, RG18 9JQ, RG18 9LD, RG18 9AE … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 33.1 miles53.3 km
- London Heathrow Airport 35.5 miles57.1 km
- Newbury Racecourse Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Thatcham Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
Hotels near Cold Ash Ad
- The Coat and Bear 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Newbury North 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Furze Bush Inn 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Lodge 3 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Mercure Newbury West Grange Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.2 km
- The Chequers Hotel 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Regency Park Hotel, Health Club & Spa 4 1 mile1.7 km
Schools in Cold Ash
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School Primary
- Downe House Independent - secondary
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 2.5 miles4 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Mortimer House Estate 11.4 miles18.3 km
- The Vyne Historic site 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Milestones Museum 13.2 miles21.3 km
- University of Reading University 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 15.4 miles24.8 km