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 miles32.4 km
- Swindon 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Oxford 21 miles33.8 km
- Basingstoke 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Andover 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Newbury 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Didcot 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Witney 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Thatcham 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Wantage 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Grove 9.2 miles14.9 km
Neighbouring places
- East Garston Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Chaddleworth Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Eastbury Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Downlands Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Welford Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Fawley Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Boxford Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Leckhampstead Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Brightwalton Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Lambourn Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Winterbourne Parish 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Lambourn Woodlands Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
Example postcodes in Great Shefford
RG17 7BT, RG17 7DD, RG17 7EG, RG17 7EJ, RG17 7EE, RG17 7DA, RG17 7EW, RG17 7DS, RG17 7EQ … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 36.5 miles58.8 km
- London Heathrow Airport 42.6 miles68.6 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
Hotels near Great Shefford Ad
- Queens Arms 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 5.6 miles9 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Furze Bush Inn 8 miles12.8 km
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Newbury North 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 9.6 miles15.4 km
Schools in Great Shefford
- Shefford C.E. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 12 miles19.3 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Burderop Park Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 14.3 miles23 km
- County Ground Stadium 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 18.2 miles29.2 km