Chippenham sits on the banks of the River Avon in Wiltshire, roughly midway between Bath and Swindon, with good road and rail links including the M4 corridor and the Great Western line. The town grew from a Saxon market centre and still shows a mix of medieval street patterns and attractive Georgian buildings around the centre, with a regular market and a busy railway station that makes it a popular commuter base for larger nearby cities.
Locally there is a blend of light industry, technology firms and retail, while cultural life includes independent shops, community festivals and sports clubs; historic and leisure attractions such as Bowood House and the nearby villages add to the appeal. Recent housing and regeneration have expanded the population, giving the area a mix of long-established communities and newer commuters shaping its social and economic character.
Postcode districts covering Chippenham
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 20.8 miles
- Swindon 16.3 miles
- Bath 11.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16.6 miles
- Stroud 20.1 miles
- Trowbridge 10.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 12.7 miles
- Chippenham 0.1 miles
- Yate 14.4 miles
- Frome 20.8 miles
- Melksham 5.8 miles
- Melksham Without 5.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chippenham Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Chippenham Hardens & Central Ward 0.5 miles
- Chippenham Lowden & Rowden Ward 0.5 miles
- Chippenham Sheldon Ward 0.5 miles
- Chippenham Monkton Ward 0.6 miles
- Chippenham Hardenhuish Ward 0.8 miles
- Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads Ward 1 mile
- Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon Ward 1.2 miles
- Chippenham Pewsham Ward 1.3 miles
- Langley Burrell Without Parish 1.8 miles
- Lackham Built-up area 2 miles
- Chippenham Without Parish 2 miles
Example postcodes in Chippenham
SN15 3FL, SN15 2BT, SN15 3SQ, SN14 0TU, SN15 3TW, SN15 1EJ, SN15 3YG, SN15 3NB, SN14 0JQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 26.3 miles
- Southampton Airport 48.2 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 5.5 miles
Hotels near Chippenham Ad
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 3.6 miles
- The White Hart 4.8 miles
- Best Western Plus Angel Hotel 3 0.3 miles
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 5.9 miles
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 5.4 miles
- The Duke Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- The Jolly Huntsman 3 2.6 miles
- Stanton Manor Hotel 4.2 miles
- The Castle Inn 4 5.3 miles
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 4.8 miles
Schools in Chippenham
- Abbeyfield School Secondary
- Charter Primary School Primary
- Frogwell Primary School Primary
- Hardenhuish School Secondary
- Ivy Lane Primary School Primary
- Kings Lodge Primary School Primary
- Monkton Park Primary School Primary
- Queen's Crescent School Primary
- Redland Primary School Primary
- Sheldon School Secondary
- St Paul's Primary School Primary
- St Peter's C of E Academy Primary
- The Young People's Support Centre Secondary
- Wiltshire College and University Centre Further education
Local points of interest
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 1 mile
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 3.1 miles
- Hartham Country house 3.6 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 10.9 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 11.2 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 11.6 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 11.6 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 11.7 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 11.7 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 11.7 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 11.7 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 12.7 miles