Oaksey sits in gently rolling countryside on the north edge of Wiltshire, just inside sight of the Cotswolds and not far from the Gloucestershire border. The village is a small, rural community of stone cottages, farms and lanes, with easy access to nearby market towns and rail links at Kemble, making it a quiet spot popular with walkers and commuters heading towards Swindon or Cirencester.
Historically the settlement has medieval roots and retains a village church and several listed buildings that give a tangible sense of continuity; agriculture remains important locally alongside a modest commuter population. Community life tends to revolve around the village hall and seasonal events, and the surrounding landscape of fields and hedgerows is a key part of its cultural and recreational appeal.
Postcode districts covering Oaksey
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Gloucester 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Cheltenham 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Bath 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Stroud 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Trowbridge 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Chippenham 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Yate 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Witney 24.2 miles39 km
- Melksham 19.1 miles30.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Oaksey Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Poole Keynes Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Upper Minety Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Somerford Keynes Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Hankerton Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Kemble Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Ewen Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Crudwell Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Minety Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Rodmarton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Charlton Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Ashton Keynes Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Oaksey
SN16 9TW, SN16 9TJ, SN16 9TB, SN16 9SB, SN16 9SD, SN16 9TL, SN16 9TD, SN16 9SY, SN16 9SA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 35.3 miles56.8 km
- Southampton Airport 55.3 miles89.1 km
- Kemble Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Swindon Railway Station 10.9 miles17.5 km
Hotels near Oaksey Ad
- Pettifers Freehouse Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.1 km
- The Old Bell Hotel 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Eliot Arms 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Close Hotel 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Corinium Hotel & Restaurant 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Whatley Manor 5 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Ingleside House 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Wild Thyme & Honey 7 miles11.2 km
- The Snooty Fox 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Kings Head Hotel 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
Schools in Oaksey
- Oaksey C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cotswold Hills Hill 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 10.4 miles16.8 km
- County Ground Stadium 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Burderop Park Estate 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Stowell Park Estate 13.7 miles22 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Hartham Country house 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 16 miles25.8 km