Newbury
Built-up area in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.406, -1.321 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 47 67 |
| Population: | 33,065 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 |
Newbury in West Berkshire, England is a riverside market town set where the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal thread through low-lying meadows beneath the chalk hills of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its riverside setting and good road and rail links have long made it both a local commercial centre and a commuter base for larger cities, while still feeling close to the countryside.
The town mixes a traditional market‑town high street and independent shops with modern business parks and a growing service and tech sector. Culturally and historically it punches above its size: nearby ruins at Donnington Castle recall the two Battles of Newbury in the English Civil War, while Newbury Racecourse and regular markets and festivals keep the social calendar lively for residents and visitors alike.
Postcode districts covering Newbury
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 14.9 miles
- Swindon 23.1 miles
- Oxford 24.2 miles
- Basingstoke 13.8 miles
- Bracknell 24.4 miles
- Winchester 23.6 miles
- Andover 15 miles
- Wokingham 20.5 miles
- Fleet 22.6 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 18.6 miles
- Didcot 14.5 miles
- Crowthorne 22.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newbury Central Ward 0.5 miles
- Newbury Clay Hill Ward 0.8 miles
- Shaw cum Donnington Parish 1.1 miles
- Newbury Speen Ward 1.5 miles
- Greenham Parish 1.6 miles
- Newbury Greenham Ward 1.6 miles
- Newbury Wash Common Ward 1.7 miles
- Thatcham West Ward 1.8 miles
- Speen Parish 2.2 miles
- Ashmore Green Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Stockcross Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Newtown Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Newbury
RG14 5RL, RG19 8EY, RG14 1LU, RG14 9SD, RG14 6PS, RG14 2BT, RG14 1HH, RG14 6JG, RG14 2BF … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 31.5 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 37.5 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Thatcham Railway Station 3.5 miles
Hotels in Newbury Ad
- The Chequers Hotel 4
- The Lodge Hotel 3
- Hare and Hounds Hotel 3
- Donnington Grove Hotel & Golf Club 3
- Donnington Valley Hotel and Spa 4
- The Coat and Bear - A Heartwood Inn 4
- The Dolphin
- The Elephant at the Market 3
- Premier Inn Newbury Town Centre South A339 3
- Jago Court 4
Schools in Newbury
- Engaging Potential Independent - special
- Falkland Primary School Primary
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery Primary
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Mary Hare School Special
- Newbury College Further education
- Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School Primary
- Speenhamland School Primary
- St Bartholomew's School Secondary
- St John the Evangelist C of E Infant and Nursery School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School Primary
- The Castle School Special
- The Willows Primary School Primary
- The Winchcombe School Primary
- Trinity School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 1.2 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 7.5 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 11 miles
- Oakley Hall Estate 12 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 12 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 12.1 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 12.7 miles
- Milestones Museum 13.2 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 14.6 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 14.7 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 14.8 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 15.7 miles