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 miles32.7 km
- Swindon 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Bath 8.7 miles14 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 17 miles27.4 km
- Salisbury 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Trowbridge 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Chipping Sodbury 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Chippenham 10 miles16.1 km
- Yate 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Frome 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Melksham 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Melksham Without 4.5 miles7.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Trowbridge Park Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Trowbridge Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Trowbridge Adcroft Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Trowbridge Central Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Hilperton Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Trowbridge Drynham Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Staverton Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- West Ashton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Trowbridge Grove Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Trowbridge Lambrok Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- North Bradley Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Great Hinton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Trowbridge Paxcroft
BA14 7RZ, BA14 7XF, BA14 7JJ, BA14 7WJ, BA14 7GS, BA14 7TU, BA14 7JG, BA14 6GH, BA14 7QE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Bournemouth Airport 40.3 miles64.8 km
- Trowbridge Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Bradford-on-Avon Railway Station 3.3 miles5.2 km
Hotels near Trowbridge Paxcroft Ad
- Widbrook Grange 3 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 5.7 miles9.3 km
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Foresters 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Home Farm 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 9 miles14.5 km
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 8.7 miles14 km
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
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 miles11.5 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Hartham Country house 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 9 miles14.4 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10 miles16.1 km
- Longleat Country house 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 13.5 miles21.8 km