Purton is a largely rural electoral ward in north Wiltshire, centred on the historic village and surrounding hamlets a short drive from Swindon. The ward retains a clear village core with a historic parish church, traditional pubs, a primary school and a village hall, set against agricultural land and lanes that make it popular with walkers and those seeking a quieter country base.
Economically the area remains rooted in farming but has a significant commuter element because of convenient road links into Swindon and onward to the M4, which has shaped recent housing and social change. Local life is active with community clubs, seasonal events and small businesses that balance conservation of the village character with the pressures and amenities of being close to a larger town.
Postcode districts covering Purton
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Gloucester 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Cheltenham 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Stroud 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Trowbridge 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Chipping Sodbury 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Chippenham 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Yate 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Witney 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Melksham 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Melksham Without 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Wantage 20.3 miles32.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Purton Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Greatfield Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Braydon Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Lydiard Millicent Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Leigh Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Chelworth Lower Green Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Priory Vale Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Shaw Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Minety Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett North Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett East Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Cricklade Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Purton
SN5 4HA, SN5 4BD, SN5 4FS, SN5 5EG, SN5 4DJ, SN5 4FW, SN5 4GF, SN5 4JZ, SN5 4HQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 38.4 miles61.8 km
- Southampton Airport 50.2 miles80.9 km
- Swindon Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Kemble Railway Station 7.9 miles12.6 km
Hotels near Purton Ad
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Churchill 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Schoolhouse Restaurant and Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cricklade House Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Vale Hotel 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Angel Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Eliot Arms 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Lydiard Park Hotel & Conference Centre 3 3 miles4.8 km
Schools in Purton
- Bradon Forest School Secondary
- Ridgeway Farm C of E Academy Primary
- St Mary's C of E Primary School & Nursery, Purton Primary
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Burderop Park Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 13 miles21 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 14 miles22.5 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Stowell Park Estate 15.4 miles24.7 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 16.2 miles26.1 km