Barford St. Martin is a small, largely rural parish in south Wiltshire set on the banks of the River Nadder amid classic chalk downland of the Nadder valley. The village retains a strong sense of history - a medieval parish church with ancient fabric, clusters of thatched and stone cottages and a landscape shaped by farming and water meadows give it a distinctly traditional English village character.
Today the community mixes farming and small local businesses with a number of residents who commute into Salisbury and nearby Wilton, while walkers and nature‑lovers are drawn to the riverside and surrounding lanes. Social life is typical of a small parish, centred on the church, village hall and occasional local events that keep a close‑knit feel despite modern change.
Postcode districts covering Barford St. Martin
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 24.2 miles
- Poole 25 miles
- Salisbury 5.4 miles
- Andover 21 miles
- Trowbridge 20.2 miles
- Totton 21.6 miles
- Totton and Eling 22 miles
- Frome 20.4 miles
- Melksham 21.7 miles
- Melksham Without 21.7 miles
- Devizes 18.6 miles
- Ferndown 19.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Burcombe Without Parish 1.3 miles
- Compton Chamberlayne Parish 2.1 miles
- Great Wishford Parish 2.4 miles
- Dinton Built-up area 2.5 miles
- South Newton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Wilton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Steeple Langford Parish 3.6 miles
- Quidhampton Parish 3.7 miles
- Fovant Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Teffont Evias Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Stapleford Parish 4 miles
- Teffont Parish 4 miles
Example postcodes in Barford St. Martin
SP3 4AS, SP3 4AE, SP3 4BA, SP3 4BB, SP3 4AF, SP3 4BH, SP3 4AT, SP3 4AU, SP3 4SQ … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 21.6 miles
- Southampton Airport 26.5 miles
- Salisbury Station 5.4 miles
- Tisbury Railway Station 6.9 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 5.9 miles
Hotels near Barford St. Martin Ad
- The Pembroke Arms 3 miles
- The Barford Inn 0.5 miles
- The Queen's Head 4.1 miles
- The Merchant's House 4 6 miles
- The Chapter House 6 miles
- The Pelican Inn 3 3.2 miles
- The Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Milford Hall Salisbury 4 5.7 miles
- Compasses Inn 4 5.1 miles
- The Stones Hotel 4 6.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 3.9 miles
- Western Downs Hill 6.9 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 7.6 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 8 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 8.4 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 8.5 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 9 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 10 miles
- Norman Court Estate 13.5 miles
- Crichel House Estate 15.8 miles
- Longleat Country house 16.6 miles
- Stourhead Estate 17 miles