South Wraxall is a small rural parish in Wiltshire, a few miles north of Bradford on Avon and within easy reach of Bath. Set among rolling chalk downs and farmland, the area is notable for the timber-and-stone South Wraxall Manor, an Elizabethan manor house with long historic associations that shapes much of the parish’s character.
Today the parish remains largely agricultural with a small resident population, a scattering of historic houses and farms, and a quiet village atmosphere. Its mix of listed buildings, attractive walking country and proximity to larger towns brings a modest amount of heritage tourism while many residents commute to nearby centres for work, preserving a strong sense of local community.
Postcode districts covering South Wraxall
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Swindon 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Bath 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Trowbridge 4 miles6.4 km
- Chipping Sodbury 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Chippenham 8 miles12.8 km
- Yate 14 miles22.6 km
- Frome 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Portishead 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Nailsea 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Melksham 4.8 miles7.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Monkton Farleigh Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bradford-on-Avon North Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bradford-on-Avon Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Winsley & Westwood Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bradford-on-Avon South Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Atworth Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Holt Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Winsley Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Claverton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Staverton Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Box Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bathford Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in South Wraxall
BA15 1TU, BA15 2RX, BA15 2PG, BA15 2RW, BA15 2RR, BA15 2SG, BA15 2RU, BA15 2PF, SN13 8JJ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Bournemouth Airport 44.6 miles71.8 km
- Bradford-on-Avon Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Avoncliff Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
Hotels in South Wraxall Ad
Local points of interest
- Roman Baths Historic site 5 miles8 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Hartham Country house 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Longleat Country house 13.1 miles21 km