Charlton Horethorne is a small village and civil parish in South Somerset, Somerset, England, set among rolling farmland close to the Dorset border. The village sits in a typically rural landscape of hedgerows and pastures, with the nearest market towns being Sherborne and Wincanton, which many locals use for shopping and services.
The settlement has medieval roots and retains a compact historic core of stone cottages and a parish church, reflecting its long agricultural past. Today the local economy still includes farming and small businesses, while village life centres on a village hall, the pub and occasional community events that keep the social fabric active for residents and visitors.
Postcode districts covering Charlton Horethorne
Most populated places nearby
- Yeovil 8.5 miles
- Bridgwater 24.3 miles
- Trowbridge 24.8 miles
- Frome 14.1 miles
- Warminster 18.7 miles
- Westbury 21.6 miles
- Dorchester 20.6 miles
- Bridport 22.8 miles
- Chard 22.8 miles
- Chard Town 22.5 miles
- Street 13.9 miles
- Blandford Forum 17.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Blackmoor Vale Ward 1.3 miles
- Compton Pauncefoot Parish 1.8 miles
- Corton Denham Parish 1.9 miles
- Poyntington Parish 2.1 miles
- Horsington Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Maperton Parish 2.3 miles
- North Cheriton Parish 2.4 miles
- South Cadbury and Sutton Montis Parish 2.6 miles
- Abbas and Templecombe Parish 2.6 miles
- Holway Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Milborne Port Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Templecombe Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Charlton Horethorne
DT9 4NQ, DT9 4PQ, DT9 4NT, DT9 4NH, DT9 4PB, DT9 4PF, DT9 4PL, DT9 4NL, DT9 4NU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 27.9 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 31.9 miles
- Templecombe Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Sherborne Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Charlton Horethorne Ad
- The Kings Arms 5 0 miles
- The Mitre Inn 2.9 miles
- The Rose and Crown Inn Trent 5 5.5 miles
- The Nog Inn 4.5 miles
- The Grange at Oborne 2.9 miles
- Sparkford Inn 3.9 miles
- Mildmay Arms 4.4 miles
- The Plume of Feathers 4.5 miles
- Holbrook Manor & Spa 3.6 miles
- Pen Mill Hotel 4 7.4 miles
Schools in Charlton Horethorne
- Charlton Horethorne C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 4.9 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 8.9 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 9.4 miles
- Stourhead Estate 9.8 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 13.3 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 13.6 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 14.1 miles
- Longleat Country house 15.2 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 16.6 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 16.7 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 18.8 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 18.9 miles