The ward of Chippenham Hardens & Central sits at the heart of Chippenham in Wiltshire, taking in the town centre, riverside and adjoining residential streets. Its streets mix Georgian and Victorian terraces with pockets of later housing and green space alongside the River Avon, reflecting the town’s long history as a market centre with small-scale manufacturing roots.
As the retail and civic focus of the town, the area hosts independent shops, a regular market and cultural venues such as The Neeld, and operates as a commuter hub with good rail and road connections to Bath, Swindon and London. Socially it blends long-established communities with newer families and professionals, and recent regeneration efforts have tried to balance economic growth with conservation of the historic townscape.
Postcode districts covering Chippenham Hardens & Central
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Swindon 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Bath 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Stroud 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Trowbridge 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Chipping Sodbury 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Chippenham 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Yate 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Frome 21 miles33.8 km
- Melksham 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Melksham Without 5.8 miles9.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Chippenham Monkton Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Chippenham Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Chippenham Lowden & Rowden Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Chippenham Hardenhuish Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Chippenham Pewsham Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Chippenham Sheldon Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Langley Burrell Without Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Lackham Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Kington Langley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Kington Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Chippenham Hardens & Central
SN15 1JZ, SN15 3BX, SN15 3DS, SN15 1HS, SN15 3HB, SN15 3BQ, SN15 3EU, SN15 1QQ, SN15 1FY … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 26.8 miles43.1 km
- Southampton Airport 47.9 miles77 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Melksham Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
Hotels near Chippenham Hardens & Central Ad
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Best Western Plus Angel Hotel 3 0.2 miles0.4 km
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 5.8 miles9.4 km
- The Duke Hotel 4 6 miles9.6 km
- The White Hart 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Stanton Manor Hotel 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Jolly Huntsman 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The Castle Inn 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
Schools in Chippenham Hardens & Central
- Abbeyfield School Secondary
- Charter Primary School Primary
- The Young People's Support Centre Secondary
Local points of interest
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hartham Country house 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 11.2 miles18 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 12 miles19.3 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 12 miles19.4 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 13.2 miles21.3 km