Winterbourne
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.452, -1.347 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 45 72 |
| Population: | 2,168 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 (Newbury) |
Winterbourne is a small, predominantly rural parish in West Berkshire, England, set on the gentle chalk of the Berkshire Downs and close to the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The landscape is one of rolling farmland, hedgerows and quiet lanes, which makes it popular with walkers and riders and gives a distinctly pastoral character compared with nearby urban centres.
Locally the economy still has strong agricultural roots while many residents commute to larger towns such as Newbury or Reading. The built environment combines modest historic cottages and farm buildings with community amenities like a village hall and parish church, and the social life is often marked by village events, local clubs and a sense of continuity with the area’s long rural history.
Postcode districts covering Winterbourne
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 15.7 miles
- Swindon 20.7 miles
- Oxford 21.2 miles
- Basingstoke 17 miles
- Andover 17.5 miles
- Wokingham 21.9 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 15.6 miles
- Newbury 3.4 miles
- Didcot 11.7 miles
- Witney 24 miles
- Crowthorne 24.1 miles
- Thatcham 5.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Boxford Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Chieveley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Chieveley & Cold Ash Ward 1.9 miles
- Curridge Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Shaw cum Donnington Parish 2.4 miles
- Leckhampstead Parish 2.5 miles
- Newbury Speen Ward 2.6 miles
- Peasemore Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Stockcross Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Speen Parish 3 miles
- Welford Parish 3 miles
- Hermitage Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Winterbourne
RG20 8BD, RG20 8AW, RG20 8BA, RG20 8UD, RG20 8UA, RG20 8AX, RG20 8AS, RG14 3BN, RG20 8AR … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 34.7 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 38.4 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Railway Station 4.1 miles
- Kintbury Railway Station 5.5 miles
Hotels near Winterbourne Ad
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 2.9 miles
- The Coat and Bear 4 3.8 miles
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 2.2 miles
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 4.2 miles
- Queens Arms 4 5.9 miles
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 6.1 miles
- The Furze Bush Inn 6.3 miles
- The Chequers Hotel 4 3.3 miles
- The Elephant at the Market 3 3.7 miles
- The Lodge 3 4.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 9.7 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 12 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 12.3 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 14.1 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 14.8 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 14.8 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 15 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 15.3 miles
- Oakley Hall Estate 15.4 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 15.8 miles
- Milestones Museum 16.4 miles