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Calne

Built-up area in Wiltshire, England

Coordinates:51.439, -1.996
OS grid ref:SU 00 71
Population:17,274

Calne is a traditional market town in north‑west Wiltshire, England, set on the small River Marden in a gentle limestone valley. The town retains a compact historic centre with Georgian and Victorian buildings around a market place, reflecting its long history as a local trading and cloth‑working centre; the grand Palladian park of Bowood House lies just to the south and is a notable local landmark.

Historically the town became well known for bacon curing and pork‑processing, though its industrial role has diminished and it today functions partly as a commuter and service centre within easy reach of Bath, Swindon and the M4 corridor. Calne still has a lively community life, local shops and events that celebrate its rural Wiltshire character.

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Transport links

  • Airport Bristol Airport 31.4 miles50.6 km
  • Airport Southampton Airport 43.6 miles70.2 km
  • Railway station Chippenham Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
  • Railway station Melksham Railway Station 7.6 miles12.3 km

Schools in Calne

  • Priestley Primary School Primary
  • Marden Vale C of E Academy Primary
  • St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep Independent - all ages
  • Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
  • Holy Trinity C of E Academy Primary
  • Kingsbury Green Academy Secondary
  • Fynamore Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Loxwell Abbey Historic site 3.3 miles5.3 km
  • Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 4.5 miles7.3 km
  • Silbury Hill Archaeological site 6.2 miles9.9 km
  • Avebury Stones Archaeological site 6.2 miles9.9 km
  • Hartham Country house 8.9 miles14.4 km
  • Burderop Park Estate 11.2 miles18.1 km
  • Burderop Wood Forest 12.4 miles20 km
  • County Ground Stadium 13 miles20.9 km
  • Savernake Forest Forest 14 miles22.5 km
  • Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 15.3 miles24.6 km
  • Wolf Hall Historic site 15.8 miles25.4 km
  • Roman Baths Historic site 16.2 miles26 km