Nettleton is a small rural civil parish in Wiltshire, sitting in the north of the county close to the Gloucestershire border and within easy reach of market towns such as Malmesbury and Chippenham. The parish occupies rolling chalk and limestone countryside on the edge of the Cotswolds AONB, with dry-stone walls, combes and lanes that make it popular with walkers and people seeking a quieter rural life.
Locally the economy remains largely agricultural, with a mix of arable farms, grazing land and small rural enterprises alongside a steady stream of commuters and second‑home owners attracted by the scenery. The built environment reflects the area’s history in the form of stone cottages, farmhouses and a few listed buildings, and community life is typical of small Wiltshire parishes, centred on village activities and local societies rather than large commercial amenities.
Postcode districts covering Nettleton
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 14.4 miles
- Swindon 21.5 miles
- Gloucester 24.2 miles
- Bath 9.4 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 10.2 miles
- Stroud 16.7 miles
- Trowbridge 12.7 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 5.4 miles
- Chippenham 7.3 miles
- Yate 7.1 miles
- Frome 21.3 miles
- Portishead 21.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- West Kington Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Acton Turville Built-up area 1.7 miles
- North Wraxall Parish 2.1 miles
- Castle Combe Parish 2.2 miles
- Upper Castle Combe Built-up area 2.4 miles
- By Brook Ward 2.5 miles
- Tormarton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Badminton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Grittleton Parish 3.1 miles
- Marshfield Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Colerne Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Yatton Keynell Built-up area 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Nettleton
SN14 7NR, SN14 7LZ, SN14 7NP, SN14 7JQ, SN14 7LY, SN14 7NN, SN14 7PA, SN14 7JL, SN14 7LT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 20.8 miles
- Cardiff Airport 46.6 miles
- Yate Railway Station 7.3 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 7.4 miles
Hotels near Nettleton Ad
- The Manor House, an Exclusive Hotel & Golf Club 5 2 miles
- The Castle Inn 4 2.1 miles
- The White Hart Ford 2.8 miles
- Best Western Compass Inn 3 2.9 miles
- Crown Inn at Tolldown 4 3.5 miles
- Neeld Arms 3 3.4 miles
- Cross Hands Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- Lucknam Park, Emblems Collection 5 3.3 miles
- Crown Inn 3 3.6 miles
- Hotel Indigo Bath 3.5 9.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Dyrham Park Historic site 4.4 miles
- Hartham Country house 4.9 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 7.5 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 8.2 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 8.3 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 8.8 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 9 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 9 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 9.1 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 9.9 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 10.2 miles