Alvediston is a tiny, quiet village and civil parish in southern Wiltshire, set on chalk downland at the edge of the rolling uplands that lead onto Salisbury Plain and the wider Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB. It sits well away from major roads, a short drive from Salisbury, and is characterised by open fields, hedgerows and the kind of traditional rural landscape that attracts walkers and birdwatchers.
Historically the community has been shaped by farming, and the village still feels very much agricultural in character; its history reaches back centuries and is visible in a small parish church and a handful of older houses clustered around the lanes. Today the population is small and close-knit, with local life revolving around practical countryside pursuits, occasional community events and visitors drawn by the tranquillity and scenery rather than commercial tourism.
Postcode districts covering Alvediston
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Poole 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Salisbury 11.2 miles18 km
- Christchurch 22.4 miles36 km
- Trowbridge 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Totton 24 miles38.6 km
- Totton and Eling 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Frome 19.1 miles30.8 km
- New Milton 24 miles38.7 km
- Devizes 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Ferndown 15.5 miles25 km
- Ferndown Town 15.8 miles25.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Ebbesborne Wake Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Berwick St. John Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Swallowcliffe Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ansty Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Bowerchalke Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Fovant & Chalke Valley Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Donhead St. Andrew Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Sutton Mandeville Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Tollard Royal Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Fovant Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Sixpenny Handley Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Broad Chalke Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Alvediston
SP5 5JX, SP5 5LD, SP5 5LJ, SP5 5JZ, SP5 5LE, SP5 5LH, SP5 5LY, SP5 5LF, SP5 5LG … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 18 miles29 km
- Southampton Airport 29.9 miles48.2 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 3.9 miles6.4 km
- Gillingham 10.3 miles16.6 km
Hotels near Alvediston Ad
- The Museum Inn 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 6.9 miles11.2 km
- The Talbot 2 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Horton Inn 2 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
Local points of interest
- Western Downs Hill 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 3 miles4.9 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 3.1 miles5 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Crichel House Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Stourhead Estate 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 14.9 miles24 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 15.7 miles25.3 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 15.9 miles25.6 km