Baydon is a small village and civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, sitting close to the county boundary with Berkshire and within easy reach of both Swindon and Marlborough. It occupies typical Wiltshire chalk downland countryside, with rolling arable fields and hedgerows that give the area a distinctly rural character and attractive walking country on the nearby Marlborough Downs.
Historically an agricultural community, Baydon now combines farming with a number of residents who commute to surrounding towns, yet retains a strong local identity centred on village institutions and occasional community events. There are glimpses of older settlement in the layout and buildings, and the parish’s quiet lanes and countryside feel make it a representative example of a small, closely knit Wiltshire village.
Postcode districts covering Baydon
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Oxford 23 miles37 km
- Andover 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 18 miles29 km
- Chippenham 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Newbury 13.8 miles22.1 km
- Didcot 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Witney 20.2 miles32.4 km
- Thatcham 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Melksham 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Melksham Without 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Wantage 9.8 miles15.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Baydon Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Aldbourne Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Lambourn Woodlands Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Upper Lambourn Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Lambourn Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Aldbourne & Ramsbury Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Bishopstone Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
- Ramsbury Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
- Ridgeway Ward 4 miles6.5 km
- Eastbury Built-up area 4.4 miles7 km
- Ashbury Built-up area 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Liddington Built-up area 4.8 miles7.8 km
Example postcodes in Baydon
SN8 2HY, SN8 2HZ, SN8 2JD, SN8 2JL, SN8 2JS, SN8 2HS, SN8 2JG, SN8 2JE, SN8 2JH … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 39.6 miles63.7 km
- Bristol Airport 48.9 miles78.7 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Bedwyn Railway Station 8.5 miles13.7 km
Hotels near Baydon Ad
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Queens Arms 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Chiseldon House 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Days Inn Hotel Membury 3 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
- The Barrington Arms Hotel 7 miles11.3 km
- Castle and Ball by Greene King Inns 3 8 miles12.9 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
Schools in Baydon
- Baydon St Nicholas C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Burderop Wood Forest 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Burderop Park Estate 7.2 miles11.6 km
- County Ground Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 9 miles14.5 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 12 miles19.3 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 14.9 miles24 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Ramridge House Estate 19.9 miles32 km