Kemble village, about 4 miles (6.4 km) away, has the nearest railway station, with services to London Paddington and Gloucester.

[1] The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a large population of 107 households at Crudwell, and smaller settlements at Chelworth and Chedglow.

[3] Most of the parish belonged to Malmesbury Abbey's Brokenborough estate, which in the 13th century had a farmstead with a fishpond and a chapel.

[2] A large barn still stands to the south of All Saints' Church, probably dating from the 15th century and now Grade II* listed.

It was a base for aircraft maintenance and ferrying, and later the home of the Red Arrows aerobatics display team.

It was sold into private ownership in 2001 and now houses businesses carrying out aircraft maintenance and dismantling, and technical training.

[2] The rectories of Crudwell and St James, Ashley (Gloucestershire) were united in 1954,[12] and in 1987 the two churches joined with Hankerton and Oaksey to form the Braydon Brook group.