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 miles
- Oxford 23 miles
- Andover 20.3 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 18.1 miles
- Chippenham 22.7 miles
- Newbury 13.5 miles
- Didcot 16.8 miles
- Witney 20.4 miles
- Thatcham 16.3 miles
- Melksham 24.7 miles
- Melksham Without 24.5 miles
- Wantage 9.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Aldbourne Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Lambourn Woodlands Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Upper Lambourn Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Lambourn Built-up area 3 miles
- Aldbourne & Ramsbury Ward 3.1 miles
- Ramsbury Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Eastbury Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Bishopstone Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Ridgeway Ward 4.3 miles
- Chilton Foliat Parish 4.6 miles
- Ashbury Built-up area 4.7 miles
- Liddington Built-up area 5.1 miles
Example postcodes in Baydon
SN8 2JP, SN8 2JE, SN8 2JL, SN8 2NF, SN8 2LJ, SN8 2HZ, SN8 2LH, SN8 2TD, SN8 2JH … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 39.3 miles
- Bristol Airport 49 miles
- Hungerford Railway Station 6.9 miles
- Bedwyn Railway Station 8.3 miles
Hotels near Baydon Ad
- Days Inn by Wyndham Membury M4 3 1.9 miles
- The Crown Aldbourne 1.7 miles
- Helen Browning's Royal Oak 4 4.3 miles
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 4.6 miles
- The Bell at Ramsbury 4 3.9 miles
- Alexandra House 4 7.4 miles
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 6.8 miles
- The White Horse Inn 3 6.2 miles
- Chiseldon House Hotel 3 5.9 miles
- The Village Inn, Liddington 5.1 miles
Schools in Baydon
- Baydon St Nicholas C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Burderop Wood Forest 7 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 7.4 miles
- County Ground Stadium 8.8 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 8.9 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 10.2 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 11 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 12.1 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12.7 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 14.7 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 17 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 19.6 miles