Chitterne is a small village and parish in Wiltshire, England, set on the northern edge of Salisbury Plain where chalk downland, seasonal winterbourne streams and scattered Bronze Age barrows shape the landscape. Historically the community formed around two nucleated settlements, often known as Chitterne All Saints and Chitterne St Mary, giving the place a distinctly rural, layered character not far from the market towns of Warminster and Salisbury.
Local life has long been rooted in agriculture and small-scale rural trades, though many residents now commute to nearby towns; the village retains a tight-knit social fabric centred on its churches, village hall and traditional cottages. The proximity of military training areas on Salisbury Plain has also influenced land use and local history, while historic farmhouses and field patterns underline Chitterne’s longstanding place in the Wiltshire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Chitterne
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Salisbury 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Andover 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Trowbridge 12 miles19.4 km
- Chippenham 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Frome 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Melksham 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Melksham Without 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Devizes 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Warminster 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Calne 16.8 miles27 km
- Calne Without 16.3 miles26.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Codford Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Codford St. Peter Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Knook Parish 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Upton Lovell Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Tilshead Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Sherrington Parish 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Orcheston Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Boyton Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Wylye Built-up area 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Stockton Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Heytesbury Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Shrewton Built-up area 4.8 miles7.7 km
Example postcodes in Chitterne
BA12 0LF, BA12 0LG, BA12 0LH, BA12 0LN, BA12 0LU, BA12 0LD, BA12 0LS, BA12 0LJ, BA12 0LR … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 29.7 miles47.8 km
- Bristol Airport 33.1 miles53.3 km
- Warminster Railway Station 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 9.2 miles14.8 km
Hotels near Chitterne Ad
- Home Farm 4 6 miles9.7 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 7.2 miles11.7 km
Local points of interest
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 10 miles16.1 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 10 miles16.2 km
- Longleat Country house 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 12 miles19.3 km
- Western Downs Hill 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Stourhead Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 16 miles25.7 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 16.2 miles26 km