Lyneham is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, lying close to Royal Wootton Bassett and Swindon. It occupies gently rolling lowland typical of the county and combines traditional cottages with a modest high street, allotments, a primary school and a village hall, giving it a distinctly community-focused, rural feel.
The village is best known for RAF Lyneham, a major Royal Air Force transport base that shaped the local economy and social life until its closure in 2012; the former airfield and its buildings have since been repurposed and remain a visible reminder of that military heritage. Today Lyneham mixes commuter households with farming and small local businesses, and supports active sports and social clubs that anchor village life.
Postcode districts covering Lyneham
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Bath 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Stroud 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Trowbridge 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Chipping Sodbury 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Chippenham 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Yate 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Melksham 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Melksham Without 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Wantage 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Grove 24.3 miles39.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish 0 miles0.1 km
- Tockenham Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Hilmarton Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Clyffe Pypard Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Dauntsey Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett South & West Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Brinkworth Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Compton Bassett Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Calne Rural Ward 3.7 miles6 km
- Christian Malford Built-up area 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett Built-up area 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett North Ward 4 miles6.4 km
Example postcodes in Lyneham
SN15 4AQ, SN15 4QW, SN15 4QP, SN15 4AN, SN15 4FA, SN15 4PH, SN15 4PQ, SN15 4AE, SN15 4AJ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 33.5 miles53.9 km
- Southampton Airport 46.7 miles75.2 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Swindon Railway Station 8.8 miles14.2 km
Hotels near Lyneham Ad
- The Duke Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Churchill 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Schoolhouse Restaurant and Hotel 3 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Angel Hotel 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Old Bell Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Whatley Manor 5 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Stanton Manor Hotel 7.3 miles11.7 km
Schools in Lyneham
- Lyneham Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 7 miles11.3 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Burderop Park Estate 8.7 miles13.9 km
- County Ground Stadium 9.3 miles15 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Hartham Country house 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.9 miles24.1 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 17.1 miles27.5 km