Calne is a historic market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, lying along the valley of the River Marden amid gently rolling chalk downland on the edge of Salisbury Plain. The town has a long history as a local centre - from medieval markets and cloth-working to a later reputation for pork‑curing - and retains a number of Georgian buildings and heritage sites, most notably the nearby Bowood House estate which contributes to the area’s character.
Today Calne combines that historic feel with a modern, community‑oriented life: independent shops, local events and easy access to countryside walking and cycling. It also functions as a local hub and commuter base with straightforward connections to nearby towns such as Chippenham and Devizes, while still offering a distinct small‑town social scene.
Postcode districts covering Calne
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 12.8 miles
- Bath 16.4 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 22 miles
- Stroud 23.2 miles
- Trowbridge 12 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 18.2 miles
- Chippenham 5.5 miles
- Yate 19.8 miles
- Frome 22.9 miles
- Melksham 7.3 miles
- Melksham Without 7.2 miles
- Devizes 5.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Calne Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Calne Central Ward 0.3 miles
- Calne Chilvester & Abberd Ward 0.4 miles
- Calne North Ward 0.7 miles
- Calne Rural Ward 1.3 miles
- Calne Without Parish 1.4 miles
- Calne South Ward 2 miles
- Cherhill Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Compton Bassett Parish 2.1 miles
- Derry Hill and Studley Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Heddington Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Bremhill Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Calne
SN11 9FE, SN11 8AQ, SN11 9UG, SN11 8JS, SN11 8DH, SN11 9RF, SN11 9RU, SN11 0EF, SN11 9FA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 31.3 miles
- Southampton Airport 43.7 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 7.5 miles
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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 3.2 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 4.4 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 6.2 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 6.3 miles
- Hartham Country house 8.8 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 11.3 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 12.5 miles
- County Ground Stadium 13.1 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.1 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 15.3 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.9 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 16.1 miles