Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire in England, sitting on the little River Biss and shaped by its 18th–19th century woollen cloth industry. The town grew around mills, canals and later the railway, and you can still see converted mill buildings and Victorian terraces that speak to that industrial past. It lies within easy reach of Bath and the fringes of the Cotswolds, with countryside and the broad plain of Salisbury Plain not far away.
Today Trowbridge has a mixed economy of retail, light industry and commuters travelling to larger nearby centres such as Bath and Bristol, while local cultural life is grounded in a museum and community arts, a regular market and parks along the river. The town keeps a strong local identity rooted in its industrial heritage even as its social profile has diversified in recent decades.
Postcode districts covering Trowbridge
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Swindon 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Bath 8 miles12.8 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Salisbury 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Chipping Sodbury 16.8 miles27 km
- Chippenham 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Yate 18 miles28.9 km
- Frome 11 miles17.6 km
- Melksham 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Melksham Without 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Devizes 9.5 miles15.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Trowbridge Central Ward 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Trowbridge Adcroft Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Trowbridge Park Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Trowbridge Paxcroft Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Trowbridge Lambrok Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Trowbridge Grove Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Trowbridge Drynham Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Staverton Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hilperton Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- North Bradley Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- West Ashton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Wingfield Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Trowbridge
BA14 8AJ, BA14 0HR, BA14 7HD, BA14 0EF, BA14 7FL, BA14 8UH, BA14 4EX, BA14 7JD, BA14 0RR … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Bournemouth Airport 40.7 miles65.5 km
- Trowbridge Railway Station 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Bradford-on-Avon Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
Hotels near Trowbridge Ad
- Widbrook Grange 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 5 miles8 km
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 1.1 miles1.7 km
- The Foresters 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Home Farm 4 9 miles14.5 km
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Eight 7.7 miles12.5 km
Schools in Trowbridge
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Castle Mead School Primary
- Emmaus School Independent - all ages
- Hilperton C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Primary School Primary
- Newtown Community Primary School Primary
- Paxcroft Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic College Secondary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge Primary
- Staverton C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Studley Green Primary School Primary
- The Clarendon Academy Secondary
- The Grove Primary School Primary
- The John of Gaunt School Secondary
- The Mead Community Primary School Primary
- Walwayne Court School Primary
- Willowbrook Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 8 miles12.9 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 8.1 miles13 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 8.1 miles13 km
- Hartham Country house 8.7 miles14 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 9.3 miles15 km
- Longleat Country house 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 11 miles17.7 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 13 miles20.9 km