Chippenham Pewsham sits on the southern and eastern fringes of Chippenham in Wiltshire, England, combining suburban housing with stretches of greenbelt and remnant woodland. The ward is largely residential, with local shops, schools and community facilities serving families and commuters; its proximity to Chippenham railway station and good road links to Bath, Bristol and the M4 mean many residents travel into the larger centres for work.
Historically the area takes its name from the medieval Pewsham Forest, and you can still find pleasant walks and pockets of countryside that hint at that past. Social life tends to be neighbourhood-focused, with active parish groups, village halls and a handful of pubs and allotments that help keep a strong community feel despite ongoing housing growth on the town’s edge.
Postcode districts covering Chippenham Pewsham
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 21.6 miles
- Swindon 16.1 miles
- Bath 12.2 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 17.4 miles
- Stroud 21.3 miles
- Trowbridge 9.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 13.9 miles
- Chippenham 1.3 miles
- Yate 15.5 miles
- Frome 20.3 miles
- Melksham 5 miles
- Melksham Without 4.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lackham Built-up area 1 mile
- Chippenham Hardens & Central Ward 1 mile
- Chippenham Lowden & Rowden Ward 1.2 miles
- Chippenham Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Chippenham Monkton Ward 1.4 miles
- Chippenham Sheldon Ward 1.6 miles
- Lacock Parish 1.6 miles
- Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon Ward 1.8 miles
- Chippenham Hardenhuish Ward 2 miles
- Notton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Derry Hill and Studley Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Chippenham Pewsham
SN15 3SU, SN15 3TF, SN15 3TY, SN15 3GA, SN15 3YT, SN15 3TE, SN15 3QY, SN15 3TR, SN15 3PG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 26.9 miles
- Southampton Airport 47 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 4.8 miles
Hotels near Chippenham Pewsham Ad
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 2.4 miles
- The Duke Hotel 4 6 miles
- Best Western Plus Angel Hotel 3 1.1 miles
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 6.7 miles
- The White Hart 5.8 miles
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 6.5 miles
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Stanton Manor Hotel 5.3 miles
- The Jolly Huntsman 3 3.8 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 7.9 miles
Schools in Chippenham Pewsham
- Kings Lodge Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 0.8 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 1.8 miles
- Hartham Country house 4.3 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 10.7 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 10.8 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 11.8 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 11.9 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 11.9 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 12 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 12 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 12.4 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles