The ward centred on Brinkworth lies in north Wiltshire, a largely rural patch of rolling farmland, hedgerows and small woodlands. It encompasses the village and neighbouring hamlets, where stone cottages, farmsteads and a village church give a distinctly historic, low‑density character to the area.
Locally the community still revolves around village amenities such as the hall, pub and annual fêtes, and the economy remains rooted in agriculture and small enterprises. At the same time its proximity to larger centres like Chippenham and Swindon and access to the M4 mean many residents commute, producing a mixture of longstanding rural life and commuter influences.
Postcode districts covering Brinkworth
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 9.7 miles
- Gloucester 21.5 miles
- Cheltenham 22.5 miles
- Bath 20.1 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 22.3 miles
- Stroud 15 miles
- Trowbridge 19 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 16.3 miles
- Chippenham 8.9 miles
- Yate 17.8 miles
- Melksham 14.5 miles
- Melksham Without 14.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brinkworth Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Lea and Cleverton Parish 1.6 miles
- Little Somerford Parish 1.8 miles
- Lea Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Charlton Parish 2.2 miles
- Dauntsey Parish 2.4 miles
- Great Somerford Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Hankerton Parish 2.9 miles
- Upper Minety Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Braydon Parish 3.6 miles
- Malmesbury Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Minety Built-up area 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Brinkworth
SN16 9RU, SN15 5DL, SN16 9DH, SN15 5BF, SN16 9DT, SN16 9SP, SN16 9NP, SN15 5AR, SN15 4HW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 33 miles
- Southampton Airport 51.4 miles
- Kemble Railway Station 7.3 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 8.6 miles
Hotels near Brinkworth Ad
- The Old Bell Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Whatley Manor 5 5.9 miles
- The Duke Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- The Churchill 3 6 miles
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 5.4 miles
- The Close Hotel 4 7.8 miles
- Schoolhouse Restaurant and Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- Pettifers Freehouse Hotel 3 5 miles
- Stanton Manor Hotel 6.4 miles
- The Kings Arms Coaching Inn 3 3.7 miles
Schools in Brinkworth
- Brinkworth Earl Danby's C of E Primary Primary
- Lea and Garsdon C of E Primary School Primary
- Somerfords' Walter Powell C of E Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 8.7 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 9.6 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 10.1 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 10.2 miles
- County Ground Stadium 10.4 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 11.2 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 11.6 miles
- Hartham Country house 11.7 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 11.9 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12.6 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 12.9 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles