By Brook is a largely rural electoral ward in Wiltshire, England, named for the small river that threads the valley. It covers a scattering of villages and hamlets and sits within easy reach of market towns such as Chippenham and the city of Bath, so it combines traditional countryside character with commuter links to larger centres.
The landscape is typified by rolling chalk downland and the river corridor, with historic stone churches and cottages, small-scale farming and pockets of equestrian and leisure activity. Local life revolves around village halls, parish events and conservation-minded communities protecting wildlife-rich habitats and rural heritage, while the economy mixes agriculture, local trades and people travelling out for work.
Postcode districts covering By Brook
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 16.9 miles
- Swindon 19 miles
- Gloucester 24 miles
- Bath 10.7 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 12.7 miles
- Stroud 16.5 miles
- Trowbridge 12.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 7.7 miles
- Chippenham 5.1 miles
- Yate 9.4 miles
- Frome 22 miles
- Portishead 24.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Castle Combe Parish 0.6 miles
- Upper Castle Combe Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Grittleton Parish 1 mile
- Yatton Keynell Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Nettleton Parish 2.5 miles
- Leigh Delamere Built-up area 2.6 miles
- West Kington Built-up area 2.7 miles
- North Wraxall Parish 2.7 miles
- Acton Turville Built-up area 3 miles
- Biddestone Built-up area 3 miles
- Kington St. Michael Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Chippenham Without Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in By Brook
SN16 0FR, SN14 7PB, SN14 7FE, SN14 7BS, SN14 7NL, SN14 7JY, SN14 7ER, SN14 7AL, SN14 6EA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 23.2 miles
- Cardiff Airport 49 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 5.2 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 9.1 miles
Hotels in By Brook Ad
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5
- The White Hart
- The Castle Inn 4
- Stanton Manor Hotel
- The Jolly Huntsman 3
Schools in By Brook
- By Brook Valley C of E Primary School Primary
- Hullavington C of E Primary and Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hartham Country house 3.9 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 6.2 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 6.8 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 7.1 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 8.2 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 10.2 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 10.4 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 10.5 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 10.5 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 10.6 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 11.5 miles