Tockenham is a small rural parish in Wiltshire, set in undulating chalk downland to the north‑west of the county near Swindon. The settlement is largely agricultural, made up of scattered farmsteads, converted barns and a compact village core that looks out over arable fields, hedgerows and quiet lanes.
The area has a long history visible in its medieval church and surviving earthworks of an earlier settlement, together with several listed houses and a former manor house that give the place a strong local character. Community life is modest and village‑focused, with farming still important economically while many residents commute to nearby towns; the parish is also popular with walkers and anyone who enjoys open countryside and historic lanes.
Postcode districts covering Tockenham
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Bath 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Stroud 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Trowbridge 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Chipping Sodbury 19 miles30.6 km
- Chippenham 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Yate 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Melksham 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Melksham Without 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Wantage 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Grove 23.2 miles37.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Lyneham Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Clyffe Pypard Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett South & West Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hilmarton Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett North Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Dauntsey Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Brinkworth Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Royal Wootton Bassett East Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Lydiard Tregoze Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Broad Town Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Tockenham
SN4 7PP, SN15 4DL, SN4 7QQ, SN15 4DH, SN4 7PG, SN4 7PH, SN15 4DS, SN15 4DJ, SN4 7PW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 34.5 miles55.6 km
- Southampton Airport 46.8 miles75.4 km
- Swindon Railway Station 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 8.2 miles13.2 km
Hotels near Tockenham Ad
- The Duke Hotel 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- The Churchill 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Schoolhouse Restaurant and Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- The Angel Hotel 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swindon West 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Old Bell Hotel 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Swindon 4 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Leonardo Hotel Swindon 4 7.7 miles12.3 km
Local points of interest
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Burderop Park Estate 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 8.1 miles13 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 8.2 miles13.1 km
- County Ground Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 8.5 miles13.8 km
- Hartham Country house 12 miles19.3 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 16.9 miles27.2 km