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 miles38.9 km
- Poole 25 miles40.2 km
- Salisbury 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Andover 21 miles33.8 km
- Trowbridge 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Totton 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Totton and Eling 22 miles35.5 km
- Frome 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Melksham 21.7 miles35 km
- Melksham Without 21.7 miles35 km
- Devizes 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Ferndown 19.8 miles31.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Burcombe Without Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Compton Chamberlayne Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Great Wishford Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Dinton Built-up area 2.5 miles3.9 km
- South Newton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Wilton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Steeple Langford Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Quidhampton Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Fovant Built-up area 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Teffont Evias Built-up area 3.9 miles6.4 km
- Stapleford Parish 4 miles6.4 km
- Teffont Parish 4 miles6.5 km
Example postcodes in Barford St. Martin
SP3 4BG, SP3 4AN, SP3 4AQ, SP3 4AG, SP3 4BA, SP3 4AW, SP3 4BQ, SP3 4BB, SP3 4AD … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Southampton Airport 26.5 miles42.7 km
- Salisbury Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 5.9 miles9.4 km
Hotels near Barford St. Martin Ad
- The Riverside 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Old Mill 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Merchant's House 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.6 km
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
Local points of interest
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Western Downs Hill 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 8 miles12.9 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 9 miles14.5 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 10 miles16 km
- Norman Court Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Crichel House Estate 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Longleat Country house 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Stourhead Estate 17 miles27.4 km