Bowerhill is a suburb to the south of Melksham in rural Wiltshire, England. It sits on the edge of the town and combines a sizeable industrial estate - home to light industry and distribution warehouses - with residential estates largely built during the 20th century, making it both a local employment hub and a commuter neighbourhood for nearby towns such as Trowbridge and Bath.
Historically the area grew from farmland into a mixed industrial and housing district after the war, and today retains a village-like community feel with schools, sports clubs and local pubs alongside business parks; residents value the easy access to the Wiltshire countryside and local walking routes while still being close to the services and events in Melksham.
Postcode districts covering Bowerhill
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 21.4 miles
- Swindon 20.9 miles
- Bath 10.2 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 17.7 miles
- Salisbury 24.2 miles
- Trowbridge 4 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 16.5 miles
- Chippenham 7 miles
- Yate 17.9 miles
- Frome 14.8 miles
- Melksham 1.1 miles
- Melksham Without 1.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Melksham South Ward 0.8 miles
- Melksham East Ward 1.1 miles
- Melksham Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Melksham Without Parish 1.2 miles
- Melksham Forest Ward 1.3 miles
- Semington Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Melksham Without West & Rural Ward 1.5 miles
- Seend Cleeve Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Great Hinton Parish 2 miles
- Broughton Gifford Built-up area 2 miles
- Melksham Without North & Shurnhold Ward 2.1 miles
- Seend Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Bowerhill
SN12 6YP, SN12 6YH, SN12 6TQ, SN12 6XR, SN12 6YB, SN12 6SD, SN12 6UH, SN12 6EF, SN12 6FH … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 25.3 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 41.9 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Trowbridge Railway Station 4.4 miles
Hotels near Bowerhill Ad
- The Kings Arms Hotel 3 1 mile
- Beechfield House 4 2.1 miles
- The George & Dragon 4 4.4 miles
- The Tollgate Inn 4 3.1 miles
- The White Hart 3.5 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 5.9 miles
- Sign of the Angel 4 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 6 miles
- Fieldways Hotel and Health Club 2 3.2 miles
- Timbrell's Yard 5.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 5.5 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 6.8 miles
- Hartham Country house 6.9 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 9.9 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 10.1 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 10.1 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 10.1 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 10.6 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 11.4 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12.5 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 12.6 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 13 miles