The village and civil parish of North Wraxall sits in rural Wiltshire in south‑west England, straddling rolling chalk hills and mixed farmland within easy reach of the Cotswolds and the towns of Bath and Chippenham. Its quiet lanes, stone cottages and a small medieval church reflect a long agricultural past, with the landscape dominated by hedgerows, pasture and scattered farmsteads rather than large industrial development.
Today the community remains small but active: farming still shapes the local economy while many people commute to nearby centres, and village life revolves around the parish church, a village hall and occasional local events. A network of public footpaths and bridleways makes the area popular with walkers seeking a peaceful rural base from which to explore neighbouring towns and the wider countryside.
Postcode districts covering North Wraxall
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 14.9 miles24 km
- Swindon 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Bath 8.1 miles13 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Stroud 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Trowbridge 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Chipping Sodbury 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Chippenham 6 miles9.6 km
- Yate 8.7 miles14 km
- Frome 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Portishead 22.5 miles36.1 km
- Nailsea 21.9 miles35.2 km
Neighbouring places
- West Kington Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Colerne Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Nettleton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Castle Combe Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Upper Castle Combe Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Biddestone Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- By Brook Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Marshfield Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Box & Colerne Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Yatton Keynell Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Corsham Pickwick Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Rudloe Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in North Wraxall
SN14 7PQ, SN14 7PY, SN14 7AJ, SN14 8RR, SN14 8RY, SN14 7AG, SN14 8SG, SN14 8FH, SN14 8SB … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Cardiff Airport 47.1 miles75.8 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Bath Spa Railway Station 7.9 miles12.7 km
Hotels near North Wraxall Ad
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 1.8 miles2.8 km
- The White Hart 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Castle Inn 4 1.8 miles3 km
- Crown Inn at Tolldown 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Bailbrook House 4 6 miles9.7 km
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Eight 7.8 miles12.5 km
Local points of interest
- Hartham Country house 3 miles4.8 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 7 miles11.3 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 8.7 miles14 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 11.6 miles18.6 km