Dauntsey is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, set in rolling agricultural countryside with a scattering of hamlets, lanes and traditional stone cottages. Its quiet rural character gives way to patchwork fields, hedgerows and country walks, and the community has long been shaped by farming and the rhythms of the surrounding landscape.
Historically the settlement has medieval roots with a manor and parish church at its heart, and like many villages it saw change in the 19th century with improved transport and agricultural developments. Today Dauntsey remains a close‑knit place with local social life centred on village institutions and occasional heritage interest, while many residents now commute to nearby towns for work.
Postcode districts covering Dauntsey
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 9.9 miles
- Gloucester 23.7 miles
- Cheltenham 25 miles
- Bath 18.7 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 21.8 miles
- Stroud 17 miles
- Trowbridge 16.9 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 16.3 miles
- Chippenham 7 miles
- Yate 17.8 miles
- Melksham 12.3 miles
- Melksham Without 12.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Somerford Built-up area 2 miles
- Brinkworth Built-up area 2 miles
- Little Somerford Parish 2.4 miles
- Lyneham Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Christian Malford Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish 2.7 miles
- Tockenham Parish 3 miles
- Upper Seagry Built-up area 3 miles
- Seagry Parish 3 miles
- Lea and Cleverton Parish 3.5 miles
- Sutton Benger Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Lea Built-up area 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Dauntsey
SN15 4HZ, SN15 4LD, SN15 4HL, SN15 4HP, SN15 4HS, SN15 4HG, SN15 4JE, SN15 4HF, SN15 4TL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 32.3 miles
- Southampton Airport 49.3 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 6.7 miles
- Kemble Railway Station 9.8 miles
Hotels near Dauntsey Ad
- The Old Bell Hotel 4 5.1 miles
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- The Churchill 3 5.7 miles
- The Wiltshire Hotel, Golf and Leisure Resort 3 3.6 miles
- The Angel Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 7 miles
- The Duke Hotel 4 4.3 miles
- The Horse And Groom Inn 4.8 miles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon 4 6.8 miles
- The Kings Arms Coaching Inn 5 miles
Local points of interest
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 6.7 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 7.8 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 10 miles
- Hartham Country house 10.2 miles
- County Ground Stadium 10.5 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 10.6 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 10.6 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 10.6 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 11.2 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 12.2 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 14.8 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 16 miles