Broad Town is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, set on the chalk of the Marlborough Downs a few miles west of Marlborough and within easy reach of Swindon. The parish occupies typical downland countryside with rolling chalk hills, wide views over farmland and a scattering of prehistoric barrows and other downland archaeology.
Locally it’s known for the distinctive Broad Town White Horse, a chalk hill figure, and for an active community centred on the village hall and parish church; agriculture still plays a big part in the local economy while many residents commute to nearby towns. The settlement combines historic cottages and 19th-century buildings and retains a quiet rural character with occasional village events and community groups.
Postcode districts covering Broad Town
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 5.6 miles9 km
- Bath 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Stroud 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Trowbridge 19.3 miles31 km
- Chipping Sodbury 22.4 miles36 km
- Chippenham 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Yate 24 miles38.6 km
- Newbury 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Melksham 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Melksham Without 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Wantage 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Grove 20.3 miles32.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Broad Town Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett South & West Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Broad Hinton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Clyffe Pypard Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Lydiard Tregoze Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Winterbourne Bassett Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett East Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Wroughton and Wichelstowe Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett North Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Lydiard and Freshbrook Ward 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Tockenham Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Broad Town
SN4 7QJ, SN4 7RB, SN4 7QY, SN4 7RA, SN4 7RD, SN4 7RW, SN4 7RG, SN4 7RL, SN4 7QZ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 37.5 miles60.4 km
- Southampton Airport 44.5 miles71.7 km
- Swindon Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 11 miles17.7 km
Hotels near Broad Town Ad
- The Churchill 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Duke Hotel 4 4.9 miles8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- Schoolhouse Restaurant and Hotel 3 3.7 miles6 km
- The Angel Hotel 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Swindon 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Lydiard Park Hotel & Conference Centre 3 3.7 miles6 km
- Chiseldon House 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
Schools in Broad Town
- Broad Town C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Burderop Park Estate 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 5.5 miles8.9 km
- County Ground Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Hartham Country house 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 16.8 miles27 km