Chippenham Sheldon sits on the eastern edge of Chippenham in Wiltshire, blending suburban streets with pockets of green space and the low-lying river valley landscape that characterises the area. It lies within easy reach of the town centre while retaining links to the surrounding countryside and the River Avon, reflecting the town’s long history as a market and coaching hub.
Today the neighbourhood is largely residential, with a mix of post‑war and more recent housing, small local shops, schools and community facilities alongside some light industrial and business estates; good road and rail connections make it convenient for commuters heading towards Bath and Swindon, and local civic life is shaped by active neighbourhood groups and parish-level concerns about development and services.
Postcode districts covering Chippenham Sheldon
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Swindon 16.8 miles27 km
- Bath 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Stroud 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Trowbridge 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Chippenham 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Yate 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Frome 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Melksham 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Melksham Without 5.6 miles9.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Chippenham Lowden & Rowden Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Chippenham Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Chippenham Hardenhuish Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Chippenham Hardens & Central Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Chippenham Monkton Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Chippenham Pewsham Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Chippenham Without Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Lackham Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Langley Burrell Without Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Lacock Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Chippenham Sheldon
SN14 0JB, SN14 0SB, SN14 0HB, SN14 0HJ, SN14 0LY, SN14 0BQ, SN14 0LP, SN14 0HW, SN14 0NU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 25.8 miles41.5 km
- Bournemouth Airport 48.4 miles77.9 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Melksham Railway Station 5.3 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Chippenham Sheldon Ad
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The White Hart 4.3 miles7 km
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 5 miles8 km
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Best Western Plus Angel Hotel 3 0.8 miles1.3 km
- The Jolly Huntsman 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Castle Inn 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Stanton Manor Hotel 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Duke Hotel 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
Schools in Chippenham Sheldon
- Redland Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Hartham Country house 3 miles4.9 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 11 miles17.8 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 11.2 miles18 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 12.2 miles19.7 km