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.
Postcode districts covering Calne
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Bath 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Stroud 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Trowbridge 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Chipping Sodbury 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Chippenham 5.6 miles9 km
- Yate 19.9 miles32 km
- Frome 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Melksham 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Melksham Without 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Devizes 5.9 miles9.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Calne Central Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Calne Chilvester & Abberd Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Calne North Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Calne Rural Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Calne Without Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Calne South Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Cherhill Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Compton Bassett Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Derry Hill and Studley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Heddington Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bremhill Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Hilmarton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Calne
SN11 0SB, SN11 9EL, SN11 8JJ, SN11 9UG, SN11 9BB, SN11 0AL, SN11 9QU, SN11 9EF, SN11 9PP … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 31.4 miles50.6 km
- Southampton Airport 43.6 miles70.2 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Melksham Railway Station 7.6 miles12.3 km
Hotels near Calne Ad
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Duke Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Castle Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 6 miles9.6 km
- The Churchill 3 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Best Western Plus Angel Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Stanton Manor Hotel 8.2 miles13.1 km
- The Jolly Huntsman 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 9.9 miles15.9 km
Schools in Calne
- Fynamore Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity C of E Academy Primary
- Kingsbury Green Academy Secondary
- Marden Vale C of E Academy Primary
- Priestley Primary School Primary
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep Independent - all ages
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