Westwood is a small, essentially rural civil parish in Wiltshire, England, made up of a few hamlets, farms and stretches of rolling downland. Its patchwork of pasture and arable fields, stone cottages and narrow lanes typifies the county and makes the area attractive to walkers and people seeking a quieter country life.
Historically the parish grew from medieval farming settlements and still contains a number of listed farmhouses and a manor-house legacy, with field patterns and old lanes that hint at its agricultural past. The local economy remains rooted in farming, though many residents commute to nearby towns and small businesses operate from converted buildings; social life tends to centre on the parish church, village hall and occasional community events, while conservation interests help protect the parish’s tranquil character.
Postcode districts covering Westwood
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 16.6 miles
- Bath 5 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 13.5 miles
- Trowbridge 3.2 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 14.8 miles
- Chippenham 11 miles
- Yate 15.9 miles
- Frome 10 miles
- Portishead 24 miles
- Nailsea 21.9 miles
- Melksham 6.8 miles
- Melksham Without 6.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Westwood Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Winsley Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon South Ward 1.3 miles
- Winsley & Westwood Ward 1.3 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Wingfield Parish 1.6 miles
- Bradford-on-Avon North Ward 1.6 miles
- Freshford Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Limpley Stoke Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Hinton Charterhouse Parish 2.2 miles
- Trowbridge Lambrok Ward 2.4 miles
- Monkton Combe Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Westwood
BA15 2DQ, BA15 2DE, BA15 2AG, BA15 2BA, BA2 7WN, BA15 2DP, BA15 2HB, BA15 2BW, BA15 2DX … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 19.4 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 42.6 miles
- Avoncliff Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Freshford Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Westwood Ad
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 1.8 miles
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 5.4 miles
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 5.1 miles
- Eight 4.8 miles
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- The Foresters 4.6 miles
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- Widbrook Grange 3 1.6 miles
- Apex City of Bath Hotel 4 5 miles
- Hotel Indigo - Bath 4 4.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Roman Baths Historic site 4.9 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 5.1 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 5.1 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 5.2 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 5.4 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 6 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 8.2 miles
- Hartham Country house 8.6 miles
- Longleat Country house 10.2 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 10.9 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 11 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 11.4 miles