The village and civil parish of Colerne sits on a limestone ridge in north Wiltshire, with wide views across the Avon Valley towards the Cotswolds. Historically agricultural, it retains a medieval parish church (St John the Baptist) and nearby prehistoric earthworks, giving a strong sense of layered history.
Today Colerne combines village life with a commuter link to Bath and Bristol, and local amenities such as pubs, clubs and sports teams. The presence of the former airfield, RAF Colerne, has left a visible imprint on the landscape and community, so the village feels both quintessentially rural and shaped by more recent military and social histories.
Postcode districts covering Colerne
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Swindon 22 miles35.4 km
- Bath 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Stroud 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Trowbridge 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Chipping Sodbury 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Chippenham 6 miles9.7 km
- Yate 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Frome 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Portishead 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Nailsea 21.7 miles34.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Colerne Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Box & Colerne Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- North Wraxall Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Box Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Rudloe Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Corsham Pickwick Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Biddestone Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Marshfield Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Corsham Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- St. Catherine Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Neston Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Corsham Ladbrook Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Colerne
SN14 8RQ, SN14 8BY, SN14 8BN, SN14 8BS, SN14 8DJ, SN14 8EQ, SN14 8FB, SN14 8BX, SN14 8AU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Cardiff Airport 46.9 miles75.4 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Bath Spa Railway Station 6.3 miles10.2 km
Hotels near Colerne Ad
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 0.6 miles1 km
- The White Hart 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Bailbrook House 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 6.2 miles10 km
- The Castle Inn 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Crown Inn at Tolldown 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Eight 6.2 miles10 km
Schools in Colerne
- Colerne C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hartham Country house 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 6.2 miles10 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 7 miles11.2 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 7.5 miles12 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 11.2 miles18 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 12 miles19.4 km