Bulkington is a small, quietly rural parish in Wiltshire, set among rolling downland and arable fields on the fringes of the Vale and the higher chalk of Salisbury Plain. It lies within easy reach of market towns such as Marlborough and Devizes, and is characterised by country lanes, public footpaths and a patchwork of hedged fields rather than any urban centre.
Historically centred on farming, the parish still shows that agricultural heritage in its farmsteads, cottages and vernacular buildings, while community life tends to be small‑scale and neighbourly, with local events and walking or riding routes drawing visitors. Economically it remains largely rural with some residents commuting to nearby towns, and it appeals to anyone looking for tranquil countryside, wildlife and a sense of traditional Wiltshire village character.
Postcode districts covering Bulkington
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Swindon 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Bath 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Salisbury 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Trowbridge 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Chipping Sodbury 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Chippenham 9.3 miles15 km
- Yate 21.2 miles34 km
- Frome 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Melksham 4 miles6.5 km
- Melksham Without 4 miles6.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Devizes Rural West Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Poulshot Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Seend Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Seend Cleeve Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Keevil Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Marston Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Worton Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sells Green Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Coulston Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Great Hinton Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Steeple Ashton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Melksham Without West & Rural Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Bulkington
SN10 1TB, SN10 1SL, SN10 1SJ, SN10 1SE, SN10 1SR, SN10 1SH, SN12 6GE, SN10 1SW, SN10 1SN … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 27.9 miles45 km
- Bournemouth Airport 39.2 miles63 km
- Melksham Railway Station 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Trowbridge Railway Station 5.9 miles9.5 km
Hotels near Bulkington Ad
- Castle Hotel 3 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Home Farm 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Widbrook Grange 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 7 miles11.3 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The Foresters 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Hartham Country house 9.9 miles16 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 12 miles19.3 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Longleat Country house 13 miles20.9 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 13 miles20.9 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 14.2 miles22.8 km