Westbury West sits on the western side of the small market town of Westbury in Wiltshire, tucked into the chalk landscape of the southern English downs. The ward looks out towards the famous Westbury White Horse on Bratton Downs, and its mix of residential streets and open fields reflects the town’s edge-of-countryside character.
Locally the area feels like a practical commuter neighbourhood with easy rail links via Westbury railway station and road connections to places such as Trowbridge and Bath, while still retaining small local shops, community groups and a history tied to the town’s market and former cloth trades. The result is a modest, community‑minded ward with visible rural heritage and the everyday rhythms of a market‑town suburb.
Postcode districts covering Westbury West
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 22.2 miles
- Bath 10.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 19.4 miles
- Salisbury 21.4 miles
- Trowbridge 4.3 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 20.7 miles
- Chippenham 14.1 miles
- Yate 21.8 miles
- Frome 8.3 miles
- Melksham 8.3 miles
- Melksham Without 8.4 miles
- Devizes 11 miles
Neighbouring places
- Westbury Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Westbury North Ward 0.5 miles
- Westbury East Ward 0.8 miles
- Heywood Parish 1.2 miles
- Dilton Marsh Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Ethandune Ward 1.4 miles
- Upton Scudamore Parish 2.4 miles
- North Bradley Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Southwick Built-up area 2.8 miles
- West Ashton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Trowbridge Drynham Ward 3.1 miles
- Chapmanslade Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Westbury West
BA13 3LJ, BA13 3NT, BA13 2GG, BA13 3XT, BA13 2GR, BA13 4HP, BA13 3TY, BA13 4FP, BA13 3FQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 24 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 36.7 miles
- Westbury Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 0.9 miles
Hotels near Westbury West Ad
- The Hollies Inn 4 0.8 miles
- The Old Bell Inn 4 miles
- The Full Moon 3 2.1 miles
- Bishopstrow Hotel and Spa 4 4.9 miles
- The Cross Keys 3 3.9 miles
- Full Moon Inn Rudge 4 2.1 miles
- Woolpack Inn 3 3.8 miles
- Premier Inn Trowbridge 3 4 miles
- Premier Inn Frome 3 4.1 miles
- The Archangel,Restaurant & Bar with Rooms 5.7 miles
Schools in Westbury West
- Matravers School Secondary
- Westbury C of E Junior School Primary
- Westbury Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 5.3 miles
- Longleat Country house 6.1 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 10.8 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 11.1 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 11.1 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 11.2 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 11.7 miles
- Stourhead Estate 11.9 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12.4 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 12.8 miles
- Hartham Country house 12.9 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 13.7 miles