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 miles34.5 km
- Yeovil 17 miles27.4 km
- Salisbury 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Trowbridge 18 miles29 km
- Frome 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Melksham 22.4 miles36 km
- Melksham Without 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Devizes 24 miles38.6 km
- Warminster 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Westbury 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Keynsham 24.9 miles40 km
- Neston 24.4 miles39.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Bourton Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Zeals Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Milton on Stour Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Pen Selwood Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Mere Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Cucklington Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Stourton with Gasper Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Gillingham Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Stoke Trister Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Buckhorn Weston Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Kilmington Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Charlton Musgrove Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Silton
SP8 5AJ, SP8 5PR, SP8 5DG, SP8 5JB, SP8 5FJ, SP8 5PN, SP8 5DF, SP8 5PS, SP8 5AF … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 27.9 miles44.8 km
- Bournemouth Airport 28.6 miles46.1 km
- Gillingham 3 miles4.9 km
- Bruton Railway Station 6.5 miles10.5 km
Hotels near Silton Ad
- The Old Red Lion 5.6 miles9.1 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Dolphin Hotel 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The George Hotel 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Holbrook Manor & Spa - Oceana Collection 5.8 miles9.3 km
Local points of interest
- Stourhead Estate 2.5 miles4 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Longleat Country house 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Western Downs Hill 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Huish Park Stadium 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 17.9 miles28.8 km