Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire, England is a compact, picturesque town tucked into a steep valley on the River Avon. It has a well preserved medieval core with honey‑coloured stone buildings, the large medieval tithe barn and an Anglo‑Saxon/Norman church, while the riverside and nearby towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal reveal its past as a centre for woollen cloth and small mills, visible today in rows of former weavers' cottages.
The town is popular with visitors and walkers exploring the fringes of the Cotswolds, and functions as a lively local centre with independent shops, cafés and cultural events. Good rail and road links make it a commuter base for Bath and Bristol, yet it retains a strong community feel and a reputation for heritage and waterside charm.
Postcode districts covering Bradford-on-Avon
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 17.2 miles
- Bath 5.5 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 13.9 miles
- Trowbridge 2.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 14.5 miles
- Chippenham 9.7 miles
- Yate 15.6 miles
- Frome 11.2 miles
- Portishead 24.7 miles
- Nailsea 22.8 miles
- Melksham 5.4 miles
- Melksham Without 5.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bradford-on-Avon South Ward 0.3 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon North Ward 0.5 miles
- Winsley & Westwood Ward 1.4 miles
- Westwood Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Winsley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Staverton Parish 1.9 miles
- Wingfield Parish 2 miles
- South Wraxall Parish 2 miles
- Trowbridge Lambrok Ward 2.1 miles
- Trowbridge Adcroft Ward 2.3 miles
- Holt Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Trowbridge Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Bradford-on-Avon
BA15 1EP, BA15 5DN, BA15 1GG, BA15 1HS, BA15 1BE, BA15 1JB, BA15 1RD, BA15 1BU, BA15 1TQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 20.4 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 42.9 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Avoncliff Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Bradford-on-Avon Ad
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 0.8 miles
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 3 miles
- Widbrook Grange 3 1 mile
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 5.9 miles
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 5.6 miles
- Eight 5.3 miles
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 5.7 miles
- The Foresters 5.6 miles
- Bailbrook House 4 5.3 miles
- The Gainsborough Bath Spa 5 5.4 miles
Schools in Bradford-on-Avon
- Christ Church C of E Controlled Primary School Primary
- Fitzmaurice Primary School Primary
- St Laurence School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Roman Baths Historic site 5.3 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 5.6 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 5.6 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 5.6 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 6.6 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 6.7 miles
- Hartham Country house 7.4 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 9.6 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 10.7 miles
- Longleat Country house 11 miles