Mildenhall is a small, rural village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, set amid the county’s rolling chalk downland and patchwork of arable fields and hedgerows. The settlement retains a quiet, village character with a compact core of cottages and farm buildings, narrow lanes and the kind of open views across farmland that are typical of this part of the country.
Historically centred on agriculture, Mildenhall has a modest collection of older buildings and a parish church that hint at medieval roots, while life today blends traditional farming with people who commute to larger towns for work. Community activity tends to be local and low‑key, focussed around village gatherings and the shared upkeep of rural amenities rather than commercial centres or heavy industry.
Postcode districts covering Mildenhall
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 10.4 miles
- Andover 17.6 miles
- Trowbridge 23.2 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 24.4 miles
- Chippenham 18.4 miles
- Newbury 16.3 miles
- Didcot 22.8 miles
- Thatcham 19.2 miles
- Melksham 19.2 miles
- Melksham Without 19.1 miles
- Wantage 16.1 miles
- Grove 16.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mildenhall Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Marlborough East Ward 1.3 miles
- Marlborough Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Ogbourne St. Andrew and Ogbourne Maizey Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Ogbourne St. Andrew Parish 2.3 miles
- Savernake Parish 2.4 miles
- Ogbourne St. George Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Manton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Aldbourne & Ramsbury Ward 3.2 miles
- Preshute Parish 3.3 miles
- Fyfield Parish 4 miles
- Ramsbury Built-up area 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Mildenhall
SN8 2NB, SN8 2LX, SN8 2ND, SN8 2NX, SN8 2NQ, SN8 2NJ, SN8 2NY, SN8 3HN, SN8 2LP … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 36.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 44.2 miles
- Bedwyn Railway Station 5.6 miles
- Pewsey Railway Station 7 miles
Hotels near Mildenhall Ad
- Castle and Ball 3 1.7 miles
- The Bear Marlborough 3 1.6 miles
- The Green Dragon 1.7 miles
- Premier Inn Marlborough 3 1.6 miles
- The Well guesthouse 2.5 miles
- The Lamb Inn 3 1.6 miles
- Alexandra House 4 5.8 miles
- The Bell at Ramsbury 4 4 miles
- The Crown Aldbourne 4.6 miles
- Chiseldon House Hotel 3 5.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Savernake Forest Forest 3.4 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 5.6 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 6.6 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 6.7 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 7 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 7.4 miles
- County Ground Stadium 9.7 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 16.1 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 16.2 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 16.4 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 17.3 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 17.3 miles