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 miles29.5 km
- Swindon 17.4 miles28 km
- Oxford 18.7 miles30 km
- Basingstoke 21 miles33.7 km
- Andover 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Wokingham 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 13 miles20.9 km
- Newbury 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Didcot 10 miles16.1 km
- Witney 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Thatcham 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Wantage 6.2 miles10 km
Neighbouring places
- Chaddleworth Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Brightwalton Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Leckhampstead Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Fawley Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Catmore Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Peasemore Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Farnborough Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Great Shefford Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- East Garston Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Beedon Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Winterbourne Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- West Ilsley Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Downlands
RG20 7JF, RG20 7EZ, RG20 8QH, RG17 7DX, RG20 8RB, RG17 7AG, RG20 8QU, RG20 7HT, RG20 7HR … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 38.1 miles61.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 40.6 miles65.4 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 7 miles11.3 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 7.6 miles12.3 km
Hotels near Downlands Ad
- Queens Arms 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 6.2 miles10 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 7.7 miles12.3 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Newbury North 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Furze Bush Inn 9.3 miles15 km
- Plum Pudding 9.8 miles15.8 km
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 miles13.6 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Burderop Park Estate 15.8 miles25.5 km
- County Ground Stadium 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 17 miles27.4 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 17.7 miles28.4 km