Chapmanslade is a small rural village in Wiltshire, England, sitting close to the Somerset border amid rolling downland and patchwork farmland. The name - literally “chapman’s slade” - reflects historic links to travelling traders and a sheltered valley; the hamlet is made up of traditional stone cottages and a handful of later houses, with several older buildings that hint at its agricultural past.
Historically rooted in farming, the village today is largely residential with families and commuters who work in nearby towns or in Bath and Frome, while smallholdings and local enterprises keep a rural economy alive. Social life tends to revolve around community gatherings and village events, and the setting makes it popular for walkers exploring the characteristic Wiltshire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Chapmanslade
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 21.8 miles35 km
- Bath 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Salisbury 22.4 miles36 km
- Trowbridge 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Chipping Sodbury 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Chippenham 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Yate 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Frome 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Melksham 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Melksham Without 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Devizes 14.3 miles23 km
Neighbouring places
- Berkley Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Corsley Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Dilton Marsh Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Frome East Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Upton Scudamore Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Selwood Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Beckington Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Whitbourne Springs Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Warminster West Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Frome West Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Westbury West Ward 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Warminster North & Rural Ward 3.3 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Chapmanslade
BA13 4AP, BA13 4JJ, BA13 4AW, BA13 4GL, BA13 4AU, BA13 4AX, BA13 4GN, BA13 4GP, BA13 4AL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Bournemouth Airport 36 miles57.9 km
- Frome Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 2.5 miles3.9 km
Hotels near Chapmanslade Ad
- Home Farm 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Foresters 2.7 miles4.4 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 7.7 miles12.5 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The George Inn 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Old Red Lion 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Widbrook Grange 3 7 miles11.3 km
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.9 km
Schools in Chapmanslade
- Chapmanslade C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Stourhead Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 14.5 miles23.4 km