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 miles27.2 km
- Swindon 19 miles30.6 km
- Gloucester 24 miles38.7 km
- Bath 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Stroud 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Trowbridge 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Chipping Sodbury 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Chippenham 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Yate 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Frome 22 miles35.4 km
- Portishead 24.2 miles39 km
Neighbouring places
- Castle Combe Parish 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Upper Castle Combe Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Grittleton Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Yatton Keynell Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Nettleton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Leigh Delamere Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- West Kington Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- North Wraxall Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Acton Turville Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Biddestone Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Kington St. Michael Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Chippenham Without Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in By Brook
SN14 7HP, SN14 7NP, SN14 7BL, SN14 6ET, SN14 6QW, SN14 7DU, SN14 7AQ, SN14 6EG, SN14 8RZ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Cardiff Airport 49 miles78.9 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Melksham Railway Station 9.1 miles14.6 km
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 miles6.2 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 6.8 miles11 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles16.3 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 11.5 miles18.6 km