Calne South covers the southern part of the market town of Calne in Wiltshire, close to the River Marden and within easy reach of the rolling chalk hills of the North Wessex Downs AONB. The ward is largely residential, with local shops, schools and green spaces, a mix of older terraces and post‑war housing, and many residents who commute to nearby centres such as Chippenham and Swindon.
Locally the area shares in Calne's history as a longstanding market town that later saw meat‑processing and light industrial activity; today community life centres on parish halls, sports clubs and neighbourhood events. Socially it presents a typical small‑town mix of ages and incomes, with local concerns often focusing on planning, traffic and protecting the surrounding countryside views.
Postcode districts covering Calne South
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 14.7 miles
- Bath 15.3 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 21.5 miles
- Stroud 24.5 miles
- Trowbridge 10.3 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 18.2 miles
- Chippenham 5.6 miles
- Yate 19.9 miles
- Frome 21 miles
- Melksham 5.7 miles
- Melksham Without 5.6 miles
- Devizes 4.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Heddington Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Calne Without Parish 1.5 miles
- Calne Central Ward 1.7 miles
- Calne Built-up area 2 miles
- Calne Chilvester & Abberd Ward 2.2 miles
- Bromham, Rowde & Roundway Ward 2.2 miles
- Bromham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Derry Hill and Studley Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Calne North Ward 2.6 miles
- Cherhill Built-up area 3 miles
- Calne Rural Ward 3.2 miles
- Rowde Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Calne South
SN11 8JR, SN11 8LD, SN11 0PL, SN11 0BG, SN11 0QB, SN11 8EW, SN11 0SL, SN11 8LE, SN11 8JS … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 30.4 miles
- Southampton Airport 42.8 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 5.5 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 6 miles
Hotels near Calne South Ad
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 2 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- The George & Dragon 4 3.5 miles
- Dog and Partridge Inn 2.5 miles
- The Lansdowne Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- Sign of the Angel 4.6 miles
- The Peppermill Town House Hotel and Restaurant 5 4.5 miles
- The Black Swan Inn 4.2 miles
- London Road Guest Accommodation 3 4.6 miles
Schools in Calne South
- Heddington C of E Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity C of E Academy Primary
- Kingsbury Green Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 2.6 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 4.6 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 6.8 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 7.1 miles
- Hartham Country house 8.4 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 12.9 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 14.1 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.4 miles
- County Ground Stadium 14.9 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 15 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 15.1 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 15.1 miles