The villages of Ogbourne St. Andrew and Ogbourne Maizey sit in the Kennet valley just north of Marlborough in Wiltshire, tucked into the chalk landscape of the North Wessex Downs AONB. Both are closely associated with the small River Og, a tributary of the Kennet, and are a mix of linear settlement along the valley floor and scattered hamlet homes on the lower slopes.
They are traditionally agricultural places - with a medieval parish church in Ogbourne St. Andrew and a handful of historic farmhouses and cottages in Ogbourne Maizey - and have long links to woodland and downland uses such as grazing and horse work. Today the villages retain a tight-knit, rural community atmosphere while many residents commute to nearby towns; they also benefit from proximity to features like Savernake Forest and the prehistoric barrows of the downs, which give the area a strong sense of layered history.
Postcode districts covering Ogbourne St. Andrew and Ogbourne Maizey
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Andover 19.3 miles31 km
- Trowbridge 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 24.8 miles40 km
- Chippenham 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Newbury 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Didcot 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Thatcham 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Melksham 18 miles29 km
- Melksham Without 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Wantage 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Grove 17.2 miles27.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Ogbourne St. Andrew Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Ogbourne St. George Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Marlborough Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Preshute Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Mildenhall Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Marlborough East Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Manton Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Marlborough West Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Savernake Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Fyfield Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Aldbourne & Ramsbury Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
- West Overton Parish 4.2 miles6.7 km
Example postcodes in Ogbourne St. Andrew and Ogbourne Maizey
SN8 1RY, SN8 1RZ, SN8 1SF, SN8 1SA, SN8 1RN, SN8 1XB, SN8 1UJ, SN8 1SE, SN8 1SB … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 37.9 miles61 km
- Bristol Airport 42.8 miles68.9 km
- Bedwyn Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Pewsey Railway Station 7.4 miles12 km
Hotels near Ogbourne St. Andrew and Ogbourne Maizey Ad
- Castle and Ball by Greene King Inns 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Chiseldon House 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Churchill 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Rose & Crown, Ashbury 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swindon 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Holiday Inn Swindon 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Kings Arms 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
Local points of interest
- Savernake Forest Forest 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Burderop Park Estate 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 6 miles9.7 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 7.1 miles11.4 km
- County Ground Stadium 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Ramridge House Estate 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 18.3 miles29.5 km