Welford
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.439, -1.414 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 40 71 |
Welford is a small, rural village and civil parish in West Berkshire, sitting on the edge of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The setting is typical chalk downland countryside - rolling fields, hedgerows and lanes - and it lies within easy reach of market towns such as Newbury and the famous training gallops around Lambourn, so horse-farming and equine businesses are a familiar sight in the locality.
Historically agricultural, the village retains a compact historic core with older stone cottages and a traditional parish church, and village life centres on a pub, hall and occasional fêtes and community events. Residents often balance local rural livelihoods with commuting to nearby centres, giving Welford a quietly conserved character that appeals to those seeking countryside living not far from regional amenities.
Postcode districts covering Welford
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 18.6 miles30 km
- Swindon 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Oxford 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Basingstoke 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Andover 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Wokingham 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Newbury 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Didcot 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Witney 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Thatcham 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Wantage 10.4 miles16.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Boxford Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Stockcross Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Speen Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hungerford & Kintbury Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Great Shefford Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Winterbourne Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Newbury Speen Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Kintbury Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Hampstead Marshall Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Leckhampstead Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Chaddleworth Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Shaw cum Donnington Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
Example postcodes in Welford
RG20 8NT, RG20 8PR, RG20 8JA, RG20 8PS, RG20 8NG, RG20 8HT, RG20 8HL, RG20 8PT, RG20 8JE … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 33.8 miles54.5 km
- London Heathrow Airport 41.3 miles66.5 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
Hotels near Welford Ad
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Queens Arms 4 4.1 miles6.7 km
- The Furze Bush Inn 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Newbury North 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Chequers Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
Schools in Welford
- New Barn School Independent - special
- Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 16 miles25.7 km
- Burderop Park Estate 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Ramridge House Estate 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 16.5 miles26.5 km
- The Vyne Historic site 16.7 miles26.9 km