The Royal Wootton Bassett South & West ward lies on the southern and western edges of the market town of Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, within easy reach of Swindon and the M4. It combines residential suburbs and modern housing with surrounding farmland and pockets of older, often Georgian, stone buildings around the high street, giving a blend of commuter-town convenience and rural character.
Locally the area feels community driven: small shops, cafes and light industrial estates sit alongside active village halls and conservation-minded local groups. The wider town’s recent history - notably its public response to military repatriations and the granting of the "Royal" prefix - has shaped a strong civic identity, while many residents commute to nearby centres such as Swindon or Bristol for work.
Postcode districts covering Royal Wootton Bassett South & West
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 5.4 miles
- Bath 22.8 miles
- Stroud 20.5 miles
- Trowbridge 19.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 21.3 miles
- Chippenham 10.8 miles
- Yate 22.9 miles
- Witney 24.7 miles
- Melksham 14.8 miles
- Melksham Without 14.7 miles
- Wantage 20.8 miles
- Grove 20.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Royal Wootton Bassett Built-up area 1 mile
- Lydiard Tregoze Parish 1.2 miles
- Royal Wootton Bassett East Ward 1.4 miles
- Royal Wootton Bassett North Ward 1.5 miles
- Broad Town Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Clyffe Pypard Parish 2.3 miles
- Tockenham Parish 2.4 miles
- Greatfield Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Lydiard and Freshbrook Ward 2.9 miles
- Lydiard Millicent Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Broad Hinton Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West
SN4 7DQ, SN4 7BS, SN4 7AB, SN4 7FW, SN4 8DJ, SN4 7RN, SN4 4LW, SN4 8BX, SN4 7SA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 36.9 miles
- Southampton Airport 46.2 miles
- Swindon Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 10.5 miles
Hotels in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3
- The Churchill 3
- DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon 4
- The Angel Hotel 4
- Premier Inn Swindon West 3
- The Wiltshire Hotel, Golf and Leisure Resort 3
Schools in Royal Wootton Bassett South & West
- Broad Town C of E Primary School Primary
- Noremarsh Junior School Primary
- Wootton Bassett Infants' School Primary
Local points of interest
- Burderop Park Estate 5.5 miles
- County Ground Stadium 5.8 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 6.2 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 7.1 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 8 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10.1 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 10.3 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 13.5 miles
- Hartham Country house 14.3 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 15.3 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.8 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 15.8 miles