Great Shefford
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.478, -1.459 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SU 37 75 |
| Population: | 937 |
| Dialling code: | 01488 (Hungerford) |
Great Shefford sits in the Lambourn valley in West Berkshire, England, tucked into the rolling downland of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish follows the chalk stream of the River Lambourn, with a landscape of mixed pasture, hedgerows and small woods that make it popular with walkers and wildlife enthusiasts.
Locally there is a sense of layered history in the stone cottages and the village church, while the economy remains a mix of agriculture, small local businesses and residents who commute to nearby market towns such as Newbury. Community life is typical of a rural Berkshire village, centred on a village hall, pub and local clubs, and the area benefits from proximity to the racehorse-training country around Lambourn.
Postcode districts covering Great Shefford
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Swindon 15.5 miles25 km
- Oxford 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Basingstoke 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Andover 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 15.5 miles25 km
- Newbury 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Didcot 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Witney 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Thatcham 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Wantage 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Grove 9.1 miles14.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Great Shefford Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- East Garston Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Eastbury Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Chaddleworth Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Downlands Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Fawley Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Welford Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Lambourn Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Leckhampstead Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Boxford Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
- Brightwalton Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Lambourn Woodlands Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Great Shefford
RG17 7AS, RG17 7AP, RG17 7BY, RG17 7EQ, RG17 7BX, RG17 7AA, RG17 7DJ, RG17 7AD, RG17 7DX … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 36.7 miles59.1 km
- London Heathrow Airport 43.2 miles69.5 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
Hotels near Great Shefford Ad
- Queens Arms 4 0.8 miles1.3 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 4.1 miles6.7 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 5 miles8 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Furze Bush Inn 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Newbury North 6.6 miles10.6 km
Schools in Great Shefford
- Shefford C.E. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 9 miles14.4 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 13.1 miles21 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Burderop Park Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles21.9 km
- County Ground Stadium 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 17.7 miles28.4 km