Calne North covers the northern part of the market town of Calne in Wiltshire, England, and is largely residential with a mix of older terraces and more recent estates set alongside pockets of green space and smallholdings. The ward lies close to the shallow valley through which the River Marden runs and benefits from good road links on the A4 corridor towards Chippenham and Swindon, making it a convenient base for commuters.
Locally there’s a sense of community shaped by the town’s market‑town history and agricultural hinterland: small shops, schools and community groups form the hub of social life, while many residents work locally or travel to nearby centres for employment. The area blends everyday suburban amenities with easy access to the rolling Wiltshire countryside, giving it a quietly mixed economic and social character.
Postcode districts covering Calne North
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 12.5 miles
- Bath 16.4 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 21.7 miles
- Stroud 22.4 miles
- Trowbridge 12.3 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 17.7 miles
- Chippenham 5.1 miles
- Yate 19.3 miles
- Frome 23.2 miles
- Melksham 7.6 miles
- Melksham Without 7.5 miles
- Devizes 6.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Calne Chilvester & Abberd Ward 0.4 miles
- Calne Rural Ward 0.6 miles
- Calne Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Calne Central Ward 0.9 miles
- Calne Without Parish 1.6 miles
- Compton Bassett Parish 2 miles
- Derry Hill and Studley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Bremhill Parish 2.4 miles
- Calne South Ward 2.6 miles
- Cherhill Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Hilmarton Parish 2.7 miles
- Heddington Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Calne North
SN11 9EN, SN11 8NB, SN11 9AY, SN11 9ET, SN11 9FQ, SN11 9QX, SN11 9AJ, SN11 9BJ, SN11 8LY … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 31.2 miles
- Southampton Airport 44.4 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 5 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 7.8 miles
Hotels near Calne North Ad
- Dog and Partridge Inn 0.3 miles
- The Lansdowne Hotel 3 0.8 miles
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 2.7 miles
- The Duke Hotel 4 2.3 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 6.6 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 6.7 miles
- London Road Guest Accommodation 3 4.3 miles
- The George & Dragon 4 6 miles
- The Bear Hotel 4.8 miles
- Sign of the Angel 5.6 miles
Schools in Calne North
- Fynamore Primary School Primary
- Marden Vale C of E Academy Primary
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 3.2 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 4.1 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 6.6 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 6.7 miles
- Hartham Country house 8.6 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 11.2 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 12.3 miles
- County Ground Stadium 12.8 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.5 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 14.6 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 16 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 16.1 miles