Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, set in the valley of the River Biss. It grew from a medieval market into an industrial centre in the 18th and 19th centuries thanks to a booming woollen cloth trade and a string of riverside mills; that industrial heritage is still visible in converted mill buildings and in the local museum, which tells the story of cloth-making that once made the town a regional powerhouse.
Today Trowbridge combines its administrative role - with county services based in the town - with a mixed modern economy of retail, light industry and services, and good rail and road links to Bath, Bristol and Westbury. Recent regeneration and community arts projects have refreshed the town centre, while easy access to surrounding countryside keeps Trowbridge a practical base for commuters and families.
Postcode districts covering Trowbridge
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 19.8 miles
- Bath 8.2 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16.7 miles
- Salisbury 24 miles
- Trowbridge 0.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 17.2 miles
- Chippenham 10.6 miles
- Yate 18.4 miles
- Frome 10.6 miles
- Melksham 5.1 miles
- Melksham Without 5.2 miles
- Devizes 9.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Trowbridge Central Ward 0.3 miles
- Trowbridge Park Ward 0.4 miles
- Trowbridge Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Trowbridge Drynham Ward 0.7 miles
- Trowbridge Grove Ward 0.8 miles
- Trowbridge Paxcroft Ward 0.8 miles
- Trowbridge Adcroft Ward 0.9 miles
- Trowbridge Lambrok Ward 1 mile
- North Bradley Built-up area 1.2 miles
- West Ashton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Staverton Parish 1.8 miles
- Hilperton Parish 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Trowbridge
BA14 7HT, BA14 4WF, BA14 0LB, BA14 4YZ, BA14 4XT, BA14 0HS, BA14 7HU, BA14 9HR, BA14 8FY … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 22.7 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 40.2 miles
- Trowbridge Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon Railway Station 2.9 miles
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Schools in Trowbridge
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Castle Mead 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
- 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 6.3 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 8.1 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 8.3 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 8.3 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 8.4 miles
- Hartham Country house 9.2 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 9.3 miles
- Longleat Country house 9.4 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 9.7 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10.7 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 11.3 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 13.4 miles