Ashton Keynes is a large village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, noted for its unusual watery setting on the upper reaches of the River Thames. A network of streams, old mill leats, ponds and islands gives the village a marshy, water-meadow character and excellent birdlife, and it sits close to the lakes of the Cotswold Water Park, making it popular for walking, angling and small‑boat activities.
Historically the settlement grew around agriculture and milling, and traces of its medieval past remain in the village fabric and parish church; today it combines a strong local community life - village hall events, fêtes and clubs - with a mixed economy of farming, tourism and commuters heading to nearby towns such as Swindon. The blend of scenic waterways and traditional village amenities gives Ashton Keynes a quietly distinctive rural character.
Postcode districts covering Ashton Keynes
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 8 miles12.8 km
- Gloucester 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Cheltenham 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Stroud 14.3 miles23 km
- Chipping Sodbury 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Chippenham 15 miles24.2 km
- Yate 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Witney 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Melksham 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Melksham Without 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Wantage 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Grove 21.9 miles35.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Leigh Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Somerford Keynes Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- South Cerney Village Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Minety Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Chelworth Lower Green Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- South Cerney Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Poole Keynes Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Latton Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Upper Minety Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Cricklade Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Braydon Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Ewen Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Ashton Keynes
SN6 6PD, SN6 6PQ, SN6 6NU, SN6 6NP, SN6 6PT, SN6 6FS, SN6 6PJ, SN6 6PH, SN6 6NY … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 38.3 miles61.6 km
- Southampton Airport 54 miles86.8 km
- Kemble Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Swindon Railway Station 8.3 miles13.4 km
Hotels near Ashton Keynes Ad
- Eliot Arms 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
- De Vere Cotswold Water Park 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Wild Thyme & Honey 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Cricklade House Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Corinium Hotel & Restaurant 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Ingleside House 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Vale Hotel 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Red Lion 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Riverside House 3 4.6 miles7.5 km
Schools in Ashton Keynes
- Ashton Keynes C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Burderop Park Estate 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Stowell Park Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 13 miles20.9 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 15 miles24.1 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 16 miles25.7 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 16.1 miles25.9 km