The civil parish in north Wiltshire centres on the village of Lyneham and the small settlement of Bradenstoke, sitting on the northern edge of Salisbury Plain and within easy reach of the market towns of Chippenham and Royal Wootton Bassett. The landscape is a mix of arable farmland and rolling chalk downland, popular with walkers and cyclists, and the nearby military training areas give the locality a distinct defence-related character and open vistas.
Locally notable features include the remains and history of Bradenstoke Priory and the twentieth-century influence of RAF Lyneham, which long shaped the economy and community life; the base’s closure led to change but the parish retains a busy primary school, shops and active village clubs. Today it balances farming traditions, commuter households and a quieter, community-oriented social scene that reflects both medieval and more recent military layers of history.
Postcode districts covering Lyneham and Bradenstoke
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Bath 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Stroud 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Trowbridge 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Chipping Sodbury 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Chippenham 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Yate 19.9 miles32 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 Built-up area 0 miles0.1 km
- Tockenham Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Hilmarton Parish 2 miles3.2 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 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Calne Rural Ward 3.7 miles6 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Christian Malford Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett North Ward 4 miles6.5 km
Example postcodes in Lyneham and Bradenstoke
SN15 4TD, SN15 4TB, SN15 4TE, SN15 4EA, SN15 4PB, SN15 4TF, SN15 4NY, SN15 4AD, SN11 9JB … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 33.5 miles53.9 km
- Southampton Airport 46.7 miles75.1 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Swindon Railway Station 8.8 miles14.2 km
Hotels near Lyneham and Bradenstoke Ad
- The Duke Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Churchill 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 6.7 miles10.7 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 miles12.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Whatley Manor 5 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Stanton Manor Hotel 7.3 miles11.8 km
Schools in Lyneham and Bradenstoke
- 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 miles11.7 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 7.9 miles12.7 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 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 14.9 miles24 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.9 miles24 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 17.1 miles27.5 km