Trowbridge Paxcroft is a largely residential part of Trowbridge in Wiltshire, sitting close to the town centre but with ready access to surrounding countryside. The housing is a mix of post‑war and more recent developments, and residents use local shops, schools and parks while still being within easy reach of the town’s amenities.
Like much of Trowbridge, the area bears the imprint of the town’s 18th–19th century woollen cloth and mill history and retains a broadly working‑class, socially mixed character with active community groups. Economically many people commute to nearby centres such as Bath, Bristol and Swindon, while local small businesses and services provide for everyday needs.
Postcode districts covering Trowbridge Paxcroft
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 20.3 miles
- Swindon 24.4 miles
- Bath 8.7 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 17 miles
- Salisbury 23.8 miles
- Trowbridge 0.8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 17.2 miles
- Chippenham 10 miles
- Yate 18.5 miles
- Frome 11.3 miles
- Melksham 4.4 miles
- Melksham Without 4.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Trowbridge Park Ward 0.7 miles
- Trowbridge Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Trowbridge Adcroft Ward 0.8 miles
- Trowbridge Central Ward 0.9 miles
- Hilperton Parish 1.2 miles
- Trowbridge Drynham Ward 1.3 miles
- Staverton Parish 1.6 miles
- West Ashton Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Trowbridge Grove Ward 1.6 miles
- Trowbridge Lambrok Ward 1.7 miles
- North Bradley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Great Hinton Parish 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Trowbridge Paxcroft
BA14 6DJ, BA14 7HX, BA14 7UF, BA14 7UW, BA14 7HU, BA14 7GU, BA14 7GZ, BA14 7WQ, BA14 6FF … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 23.3 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 40.3 miles
- Trowbridge Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon Railway Station 3.3 miles
Hotels near Trowbridge Paxcroft Ad
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 3 miles
- Widbrook Grange 3 2.4 miles
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 5.7 miles
- The Foresters 5.5 miles
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- Home Farm 4 8.7 miles
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 9 miles
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 8.7 miles
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 5.2 miles
- Eight 8.4 miles
Schools in Trowbridge Paxcroft
- Castle Mead School Primary
- Paxcroft Primary School Primary
- The Mead Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 7.1 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 8.5 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 8.7 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 8.8 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 8.8 miles
- Hartham Country house 8.8 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 9 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 9.8 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10 miles
- Longleat Country house 10.1 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 13.5 miles