Kintbury
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.408, -1.458 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SU 37 67 |
| Population: | 2,094 |
| Dialling code: | 01488 (Hungerford) |
Kintbury is a compact village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, sitting alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal and the River Kennet. It has its own railway station with regular services toward Reading and towns further west, making it both a working rural community and a popular base for commuters and visitors.
Set on the edge of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and close to Walbury Hill, the area is prized for towpath walks, boating and wildlife; the village itself has a mix of period cottages, historic buildings and local amenities, with agriculture and small-scale tourism underpinning the local economy and community life.
Postcode districts covering Kintbury
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Swindon 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Basingstoke 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Winchester 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Andover 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 19.9 miles32 km
- Newbury 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Didcot 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Thatcham 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Wantage 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Grove 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Devizes 23.3 miles37.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Hungerford & Kintbury Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Kintbury Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Inkpen Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Hampstead Marshall Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hungerford Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Welford Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- West Woodhay Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Stockcross Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Speen Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Boxford Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Ball Hill Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Enborne Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
Example postcodes in Kintbury
RG20 0HX, RG17 9UP, RG17 9SU, RG17 9SS, RG17 9AA, RG17 9AF, RG17 9SQ, RG17 9SZ, RG17 9TJ … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 31.9 miles51.4 km
- London Heathrow Airport 43.4 miles69.8 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Kintbury Ad
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Furze Bush Inn 4 miles6.5 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 4 miles6.4 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Queens Arms 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 2.5 miles4 km
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Chequers Hotel 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Newbury North 7 miles11.2 km
Schools in Kintbury
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Ramridge House Estate 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Burderop Park Estate 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 17.2 miles27.7 km