Neighbourhood

Townsend

Located in Urchfont, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°18′43″ N 1°56′27″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 120 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport55 km; SOU Southampton Airport57 km

About Townsend

Townsend is a neighbourhood. Location: Urchfont, Wiltshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Urchfont Hill and Devizes Castle.

Climate of Townsend

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (80 mm)
Driest month: July (43 mm)

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16° 6°

19° 9°

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Townsend
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	77	52	59	46	50	55	43	56	65	68	73	80

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Townsend

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swindon, 30 km to the north.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 55 kmwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 57 kmsoutheast
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 60 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Swindon Population: 201.7K 30 kmnorth
Bath Population: 101.6K 30 kmwest
Bristol Population: 479K 48 kmwest
Southampton Population: 269.8K 59 kmsoutheast
Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 60 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Urchfont Hill Mountain, Urchfont
1.5 km S
Devizes Castle Historic site, Devizes
5.9 km NW
Etchilhampton Hill Mountain, Etchilhampton
3.3 km N
Potterne Field Mountain, Potterne
4.1 km NW
West Lavington Historic site, West Lavington
5.3 km SW
Lavington Down Mountain, West Lavington
7.5 km SW

Townsend

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026