Great Shefford
Built-up area in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.476, -1.447 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SU 38 75 |
| Population: | 937 |
| Dialling code: | 01488 (Hungerford) |
Great Shefford is a small village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, set in the chalk downland of the Berkshire Downs on the banks of the River Lambourn. It lies a few miles west of Newbury and close to the horse‑training valley around Lambourn, with straightforward road links towards Hungerford and the M4 corridor.
The village combines a rural agricultural character with strong equestrian connections - you’ll find older stone and thatched buildings, traces of former mills by the river and a mix of small businesses alongside farming. Socially it has an active community reflected in local clubs, a village hall and village events, while many residents commute to nearby towns or work in the local rural and horse-related economy.
Postcode districts covering Great Shefford
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 20.1 miles
- Swindon 16.1 miles
- Oxford 21 miles
- Basingstoke 21.1 miles
- Andover 18.2 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 15.4 miles
- Newbury 7.3 miles
- Didcot 12.6 miles
- Witney 21.6 miles
- Thatcham 9.9 miles
- Wantage 7.9 miles
- Grove 9.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- East Garston Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Chaddleworth Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Eastbury Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Downlands Ward 2.7 miles
- Welford Parish 2.9 miles
- Fawley Parish 3.1 miles
- Boxford Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Leckhampstead Parish 3.5 miles
- Brightwalton Parish 3.7 miles
- Lambourn Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Winterbourne Parish 4.6 miles
- Lambourn Woodlands Built-up area 4.6 miles
Example postcodes in Great Shefford
RG17 7BT, RG17 7DT, RG17 7BZ, RG17 7EN, RG17 7BS, RG17 7DX, RG17 7DD, RG17 7DS, RG17 7DY … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 36.5 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 42.6 miles
- Hungerford Railway Station 5 miles
- Kintbury Railway Station 5 miles
Hotels near Great Shefford Ad
- Five Bells Wickham 2.3 miles
- The Queen's Arms 4 1.4 miles
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 5.1 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Membury M4 3 4.8 miles
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 3.9 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- The Dundas Arms 4 5.1 miles
- Mercure Newbury Elcot Park Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Hare and Hounds Hotel 3 6.3 miles
- Crab & Boar 4 4.4 miles
Schools in Great Shefford
- Shefford C.E. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 12 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 12.2 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 12.9 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 13.6 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 13.9 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 14 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 14.3 miles
- County Ground Stadium 15.2 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 16.9 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 17.8 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 18.2 miles