The ward of Bradford-on-Avon South sits in Wiltshire, England, covering the southern part of the historic town of Bradford-on-Avon where the River Avon and the Kennet and Avon Canal meet. The area is notable for honey‑coloured limestone terraces, medieval and Georgian buildings and waterside mills and locks - reminders of a once‑important wool and textile economy and nearby Saxon and medieval sites.
Today the neighbourhood combines long‑established local communities with commuters to Bath and Trowbridge, a lively independent shops and cafés scene and steady tourist traffic drawn to riverside walks and canal boating. Conservation designations protect much of the character, even as housing pressures, parking and traffic remain prominent local concerns.
Postcode districts covering Bradford-on-Avon South
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Bath 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Trowbridge 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Chippenham 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Yate 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Frome 11 miles17.7 km
- Portishead 24.8 miles40 km
- Nailsea 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Melksham 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Melksham Without 5.6 miles9.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Bradford-on-Avon Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Bradford-on-Avon North Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Westwood Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Winsley & Westwood Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wingfield Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Staverton Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Trowbridge Lambrok Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Winsley Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Trowbridge Adcroft Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Trowbridge Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Trowbridge Central Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- South Wraxall Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Bradford-on-Avon South
BA15 1EZ, BA15 2EF, BA15 1LW, BA15 1NR, BA15 1LB, BA15 1EF, BA15 2AB, BA15 1EL, BA15 1EX … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 20.5 miles33 km
- Bournemouth Airport 42.6 miles68.5 km
- Bradford-on-Avon Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Avoncliff Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
Schools in Bradford-on-Avon South
- Fitzmaurice Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roman Baths Historic site 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 6.8 miles11 km
- Hartham Country house 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Longleat Country house 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 10.9 miles17.6 km