The civil parish of Braydon sits in the north of Wiltshire, England, a small, sparsely populated rural area of rolling farmland and pockets of ancient woodland. Much of the local landscape is a remnant of the once extensive Braydon Forest, and the parish feels distinctly pastoral compared with nearby urban centres.
Historically the woods formed part of a medieval hunting forest, and traces of historic field patterns and wildlife interest remain; today the local economy is largely agricultural with a handful of small businesses and residents who commute to nearby towns such as Swindon and Malmesbury. Socially it’s a quiet, close‑knit community with a strong rural character and conservation value.
Postcode districts covering Braydon
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 6.7 miles
- Gloucester 21.6 miles
- Cheltenham 21.6 miles
- Bath 23.7 miles
- Stroud 16 miles
- Trowbridge 22 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 19.7 miles
- Chippenham 12.1 miles
- Yate 21.2 miles
- Witney 23.2 miles
- Melksham 17.3 miles
- Melksham Without 17.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Minety Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Leigh Parish 2.5 miles
- Upper Minety Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Purton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Greatfield Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Brinkworth Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Ashton Keynes Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Royal Wootton Bassett North Ward 3.5 miles
- Chelworth Lower Green Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Lydiard Millicent Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Royal Wootton Bassett East Ward 3.8 miles
- Hankerton Parish 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Braydon
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 36.6 miles
- Southampton Airport 51.1 miles
- Kemble Railway Station 6.7 miles
- Swindon Railway Station 6.9 miles
Hotels near Braydon Ad
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- The Churchill 3 4.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 5.1 miles
- Cricklade House Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon 4 4.9 miles
- The Old Bear Inn 3 4.7 miles
- The Angel Hotel 4 3.9 miles
- The Old Bell Hotel 4 6.9 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 7.2 miles
- Village Hotel Swindon 3 5.1 miles
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 7.5 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 9.2 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 9.2 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 11.5 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 11.8 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 12 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 12.5 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 12.8 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12.9 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 14.5 miles
- Hartham Country house 15.2 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 15.7 miles