Frilsham
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.458, -1.218 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 54 73 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 (Newbury) |
Frilsham is a small village and civil parish in West Berkshire, a few miles north‑east of Newbury, sitting on the rim of the North Wessex Downs AONB. The parish is characterised by rolling chalk downland, mixed farmland and small copses, with a scattering of timber‑framed cottages and historic farmsteads that give the place a distinctly rural, unhurried feel.
Traditionally agricultural, the local economy still leans on farming and equestrian activity while many residents commute to nearby towns for work. Social life is centred on village institutions such as the parish church and hall, and the area is popular with walkers and countryside enthusiasts who value its quiet lanes, hedgerows and conservation of local character.
Postcode districts covering Frilsham
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 10.2 miles
- Oxford 20.5 miles
- High Wycombe 23.4 miles
- Basingstoke 14.4 miles
- Bracknell 20.2 miles
- Maidenhead 21.5 miles
- Aldershot 24.7 miles
- Farnborough 22.6 miles
- Andover 20.4 miles
- Wokingham 16.5 miles
- Fleet 20.6 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 15.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Yattendon Parish 0.9 miles
- Bucklebury Parish 1.9 miles
- Hampstead Norreys Built-up area 2 miles
- Ashampstead Parish 2.2 miles
- Stanford Dingley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Hermitage Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Chapel Row Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Upper Bucklebury Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Cold Ash Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Tutts Clump Built-up area 3 miles
- Ridgeway Ward 3.4 miles
- Ashmore Green Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Frilsham
RG18 9XH, RG18 9XQ, RG18 0XU, RG18 9XN, RG18 9XD, RG18 0XX, RG18 9XB, RG18 9WX, RG18 9UY … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 32.8 miles
- Southampton Airport 35.6 miles
- Thatcham Railway Station 4.5 miles
- Midgham Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Frilsham Ad
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 0.8 miles
- The Coat and Bear 4 6.1 miles
- The Swan at Streatley 4 5.6 miles
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 7.1 miles
- Mercure Newbury West Grange Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 5.2 miles
- Ferrymans Cottage 7 miles
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 5.3 miles
- Ashbrook Lets 4 7.6 miles
- The Lodge 3 5.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 5.6 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 5.9 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 7.1 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 9.6 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 10.2 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 10.8 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 11.8 miles
- University of Reading University 11.9 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 12.2 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 13.6 miles
- Milestones Museum 14 miles