Chilmark is a small village and civil parish in rural Wiltshire, England, sitting on the western edge of Salisbury Plain a few miles west of Salisbury. The local patch of chalk downland and clay gives rise to the famous Chilmark limestone quarried here for centuries; that stone was used in a number of local historic buildings, including parts of Salisbury Cathedral, and the old quarries remain a striking feature of the landscape.
Historically the area also hosted an MOD munitions depot and associated underground works, and since closure parts of the site and quarries have become important for wildlife, notably bat roosts, while the village itself remains a quiet agricultural community with traditional stone cottages, a historic parish church and easy access to walking on the downs and through patchwork farmland.
Postcode districts covering Chilmark
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 24.2 miles
- Salisbury 10.5 miles
- Trowbridge 17.4 miles
- Frome 15.6 miles
- Melksham 19.9 miles
- Melksham Without 19.9 miles
- Devizes 18.2 miles
- Ferndown 21 miles
- Ferndown Town 21.3 miles
- Warminster 9.8 miles
- Calne 24 miles
- Calne Without 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Teffont Parish 1.2 miles
- Nadder Valley Ward 1.2 miles
- Teffont Evias Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Fonthill Bishop Parish 2.1 miles
- Sutton Mandeville Parish 2.4 miles
- Tisbury Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Dinton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Fovant Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Stockton Parish 3.1 miles
- Berwick St. Leonard Parish 3.1 miles
- Fonthill Gifford Parish 3.2 miles
- Swallowcliffe Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Chilmark
SP3 5BW, SP3 5BJ, SP3 5AN, SP3 5AW, SP3 5BG, SP3 5BX, SP3 5BH, SP3 5BB, SP3 5BQ … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 23.3 miles
- Southampton Airport 31.4 miles
- Tisbury Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Warminster Railway Station 9.8 miles
Hotels near Chilmark Ad
- Home Farm 4 8.6 miles
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 8.5 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 8.9 miles
- The Old Bell - Warminster 9.7 miles
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 8.7 miles
Schools in Chilmark
- Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop C of E Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 3.2 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 4.7 miles
- Western Downs Hill 6.7 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 8.6 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 8.7 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 11.2 miles
- Stourhead Estate 11.9 miles
- Longleat Country house 11.9 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 12.6 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 12.9 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 14 miles
- Crichel House Estate 15.6 miles