Downlands
Ward in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.5, -1.399 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 41 78 |
Downlands is an electoral ward in West Berkshire, England, occupying a largely semi‑rural patch where rolling chalk downland meets arable fields and small villages. Its location close to the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and within easy reach of market towns such as Newbury gives it a countryside character with good access to services and commuting routes.
The ward blends long‑established farming communities with more recent commuter households, and local life tends to revolve around village halls, parish churches and a handful of small businesses. Agriculture remains important alongside people working in nearby towns, while historic lanes, traditional cottages and nearby archaeological features hint at the area’s deeper past; local matters are handled through parish bodies and representation on West Berkshire Council.
Postcode districts covering Downlands
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 18.3 miles
- Swindon 17.4 miles
- Oxford 18.7 miles
- Basingstoke 21 miles
- Andover 20.1 miles
- Wokingham 24.8 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 13 miles
- Newbury 7.4 miles
- Didcot 10 miles
- Witney 20.3 miles
- Thatcham 9.4 miles
- Wantage 6.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chaddleworth Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Brightwalton Parish 1.1 miles
- Leckhampstead Parish 1.7 miles
- Fawley Parish 1.9 miles
- Catmore Parish 2.2 miles
- Peasemore Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Farnborough Parish 2.6 miles
- Great Shefford Built-up area 2.7 miles
- East Garston Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Beedon Parish 3.9 miles
- Winterbourne Parish 4 miles
- West Ilsley Parish 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Downlands
RG20 8QH, RG20 8SJ, RG17 7EE, RG20 8QZ, RG20 7BU, RG20 7EU, RG17 7ES, RG17 7DR, RG17 7HB … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 38.1 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 40.6 miles
- Kintbury Railway Station 7 miles
- Hungerford Railway Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near Downlands Ad
- Queens Arms 4 3.4 miles
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 6.2 miles
- The Coat and Bear 4 7.7 miles
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 5.7 miles
- Ashbrook Lets 4 8.3 miles
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 8.6 miles
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 6.2 miles
- Plum Pudding 9.8 miles
- The Furze Bush Inn 9.3 miles
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 7.7 miles
Schools in Downlands
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School Primary
- Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Shefford C.E. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 10.3 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 13.4 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 13.5 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.7 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 14.9 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 15.2 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 15.5 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 15.8 miles
- County Ground Stadium 16.6 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 17 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 17.7 miles