The village and civil parish of Box sits in a steep-sided valley in north-west Wiltshire, just a few miles west of Bath. Box Hill and the surrounding escarpment give fine views across the Cotswolds, and the valley is crossed by the small River Bybrook, making it a pleasant spot for walkers and day visitors.
Box grew around extensive Bath stone quarries and the arrival of Brunel’s Box Tunnel on the Great Western Railway, and many local buildings reflect that warm, honeyed stone. A medieval parish church (St Thomas à Becket) and an active village community remain, with quarrying reduced but heritage, local events and easy commuting to nearby towns sustaining the local economy and social life.
Postcode districts covering Box
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 15.5 miles
- Swindon 22.4 miles
- Bath 5.7 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 11.5 miles
- Stroud 22.3 miles
- Trowbridge 6.9 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 10.1 miles
- Chippenham 6.2 miles
- Yate 11.4 miles
- Frome 16 miles
- Portishead 23.2 miles
- Nailsea 22 miles
Neighbouring places
- Box Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Box & Colerne Ward 0.8 miles
- Rudloe Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Colerne Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Neston Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Corsham Pickwick Ward 2.2 miles
- Corsham Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Bathford Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Monkton Farleigh Parish 2.7 miles
- Corsham Ladbrook Ward 2.9 miles
- Atworth Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Batheaston Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Box
SN13 8ND, SN13 8DH, SN13 8NX, SN13 8JF, SN13 8LW, SN13 0LP, SN13 8HG, SN13 0JY, SN13 8LL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 20.4 miles
- Cardiff Airport 47.2 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon Railway Station 5.2 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 5.3 miles
Hotels in Box Ad
- The Quarrymans Arms
- The New School Rooms
- The Coach House 3
- The School Rooms Estate
- The Northey Arms 5
- The Rudloe Near Bath - Marco Pierre White
Schools in Box
- Box C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hartham Country house 2.9 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 5.4 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 5.4 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 5.5 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 5.5 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 6.7 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 6.9 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 6.9 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 7 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 7.8 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 11.4 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 12.9 miles