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 miles20.6 km
- Bath 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 22 miles35.4 km
- Stroud 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Trowbridge 12 miles19.3 km
- Chipping Sodbury 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Chippenham 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Yate 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Frome 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Melksham 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Melksham Without 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Devizes 5.8 miles9.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Calne Built-up area 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Calne Central Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Calne Chilvester & Abberd Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Calne North Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Calne Rural Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Calne Without Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Calne South Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- Cherhill Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Compton Bassett Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Derry Hill and Studley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Heddington Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Bremhill Parish 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Calne
SN11 0AX, SN11 0HU, SN11 8LG, SN11 9RN, SN11 8BY, SN11 9PR, SN11 8NP, SN11 0DW, SN11 9BP … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 31.3 miles50.4 km
- Southampton Airport 43.7 miles70.3 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Melksham Railway Station 7.5 miles12.1 km
Hotels near Calne Ad
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Duke Hotel 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Castle Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 6 miles9.6 km
- The Churchill 3 9 miles14.5 km
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Best Western Plus Angel Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Stanton Manor Hotel 8.1 miles13.1 km
- The Jolly Huntsman 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Bolingbroke Hotel 3 9.9 miles16 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 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 6.2 miles10 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Hartham Country house 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Burderop Park Estate 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 12.5 miles20.1 km
- County Ground Stadium 13.1 miles21 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 16.1 miles25.9 km