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 miles
- Swindon 23.9 miles
- Bath 5.2 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 12.9 miles
- Trowbridge 4 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 12.8 miles
- Chippenham 8 miles
- Yate 14 miles
- Frome 13.2 miles
- Portishead 24.2 miles
- Nailsea 22.6 miles
- Melksham 4.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Monkton Farleigh Parish 1.6 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon North Ward 1.6 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon Built-up area 2 miles
- Winsley & Westwood Ward 2.2 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon South Ward 2.3 miles
- Atworth Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Holt Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Winsley Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Claverton Parish 2.8 miles
- Staverton Parish 2.8 miles
- Box Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Bathford Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in South Wraxall
SN13 8JJ, BA15 2PF, BA15 2RN, BA15 2RZ, BA15 2SD, BA15 2PQ, BA15 2SQ, BA15 2DJ, BA15 2RY … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 20.5 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 44.6 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Avoncliff Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels in South Wraxall Ad
Local points of interest
- Roman Baths Historic site 5 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 5.1 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 5.1 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 5.2 miles
- Hartham Country house 5.4 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 6.5 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 7.7 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 8.4 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 8.5 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 9.1 miles
- Longleat Country house 13.1 miles