Baydon is a small village and civil parish in north‑eastern Wiltshire, set on chalk downland at the edge of the North Wessex Downs AONB. It sits within easy reach of market towns such as Marlborough and the larger centre of Swindon, and is well connected for commuters by the nearby M4, while the surrounding landscape reflects the characteristic rolling downs and scattered prehistoric earthworks of the region.
The village retains a largely agricultural character but has an active local community with the sort of village institutions and events that sustain rural life. Architecturally there are older cottages and manor houses alongside more recent housing, and the area attracts people who value country living while working in nearby towns; the mix of long‑standing farming families and commuters gives Baydon a quietly varied social and economic profile.
Postcode districts covering Baydon
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Oxford 23 miles37.1 km
- Andover 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Chippenham 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Newbury 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Didcot 16.8 miles27 km
- Witney 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Thatcham 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Melksham 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Melksham Without 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Wantage 9.8 miles15.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Aldbourne Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Lambourn Woodlands Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Upper Lambourn Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Lambourn Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Aldbourne & Ramsbury Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Ramsbury Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Eastbury Built-up area 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Bishopstone Built-up area 4.3 miles7 km
- Ridgeway Ward 4.3 miles7 km
- Chilton Foliat Parish 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Ashbury Built-up area 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Liddington Built-up area 5.1 miles8.2 km
Example postcodes in Baydon
SN8 2TD, SN8 2JA, SN8 2JH, SN8 2LH, SN8 2JB, SN8 2JG, SN8 2JD, SN8 2JW, SN8 2HY … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 39.3 miles63.3 km
- Bristol Airport 49 miles78.9 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 6.9 miles11 km
- Bedwyn Railway Station 8.3 miles13.3 km
Hotels near Baydon Ad
- Queens Arms 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Chiseldon House 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Days Inn Hotel Membury 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 9 miles14.4 km
- Castle and Ball by Greene King Inns 3 8 miles12.9 km
- The Barrington Arms Hotel 7.3 miles11.8 km
Schools in Baydon
- Baydon St Nicholas C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Burderop Wood Forest 7 miles11.3 km
- Burderop Park Estate 7.4 miles12 km
- County Ground Stadium 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 8.9 miles14.2 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 11 miles17.7 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 17 miles27.4 km
- Ramridge House Estate 19.6 miles31.6 km