Silton is a small, rural village and civil parish in northern Dorset, set in gently rolling farmland. The settlement is modest in size, with narrow lanes, hedgerows and a scattering of historic cottages that give it a quiet, pastoral character typical of the county.
Its history reaches back several centuries and the built environment includes older farmhouses and a parish church, while the local economy has long been agricultural; today many residents commute to nearby towns for work. Community life is small-scale and close-knit, with the surrounding countryside popular for walking and enjoying a tranquil Dorset landscape.
Postcode districts covering Silton
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 21.4 miles
- Yeovil 17 miles
- Salisbury 22.1 miles
- Trowbridge 18 miles
- Frome 9.1 miles
- Melksham 22.4 miles
- Melksham Without 22.5 miles
- Devizes 24 miles
- Warminster 10.7 miles
- Westbury 14.2 miles
- Keynsham 24.9 miles
- Neston 24.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bourton Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Zeals Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Milton on Stour Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Pen Selwood Parish 1.8 miles
- Mere Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Cucklington Parish 2.3 miles
- Stourton with Gasper Parish 2.3 miles
- Gillingham Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Stoke Trister Parish 3.3 miles
- Buckhorn Weston Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Kilmington Parish 3.9 miles
- Charlton Musgrove Parish 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Silton
SP8 5AF, SP8 5AG, SP8 5PR, SP8 5PP, SP8 5AH, SP8 5AQ, SP8 5AJ, SP8 5FJ, SP8 5DF … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 27.9 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 28.6 miles
- Gillingham 3 miles
- Bruton Railway Station 6.5 miles
Hotels near Silton Ad
- The White Lion Inn 4 0.6 miles
- The Bell & Crown 1 mile
- Hunters Lodge Inn 3 2.5 miles
- The George Inn 3 2.2 miles
- Spread Eagle Inn 4 2.4 miles
- The Nog Inn 4.4 miles
- The Dolphin Hotel 4.3 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 8.1 miles
- The Natterjack Inn 9.7 miles
- Holbrook Manor & Spa 5.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Stourhead Estate 2.5 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 3.8 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles
- Longleat Country house 8.1 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 8.8 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 9.5 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 13.2 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 13.4 miles
- Western Downs Hill 14.4 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 17.1 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 17.8 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 17.9 miles