Codford is a rural parish in Wiltshire tucked into the valley of the River Wylye on the southern edge of Salisbury Plain, and traditionally consists of the neighbouring settlements of Codford St Mary and Codford St Peter. The landscape of chalk downland, water meadows and historic cottages gives it a distinctly downland character, with farming, equestrian activity and small-scale tourism important to the local economy.
The parish has a long history, with ancient churches and a strong First World War association when troops trained on the Plain, remembered today in local memorials. Social life centres on a village hall, pub and community events, and the combined mix of heritage, countryside and a close-knit population keeps it feeling characterfully rural rather than suburban.
Postcode districts covering Codford
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Salisbury 11.8 miles19 km
- Andover 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Trowbridge 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Chippenham 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Frome 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Melksham 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Melksham Without 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Devizes 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Warminster 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Calne 19.3 miles31 km
- Calne Without 18.8 miles30.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Codford St. Peter Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Sherrington Parish 1 mile1.5 km
- Upton Lovell Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Stockton Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Boyton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Knook Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Wylye Built-up area 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Chitterne Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Heytesbury Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Wylye Valley Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Steeple Langford Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Norton Bavant Parish 4.6 miles7.4 km
Example postcodes in Codford
BA12 0NY, BA12 0NN, BA12 0PE, BA12 0PN, BA12 0JZ, BA12 0NE, BA12 0PA, BA12 0PS, BA12 0PD … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 27.7 miles44.5 km
- Southampton Airport 33 miles53.1 km
- Warminster Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 7.1 miles11.5 km
Hotels near Codford Ad
- Home Farm 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 6.8 miles10.9 km
Schools in Codford
- Wylye Valley C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 9.3 miles15 km
- Longleat Country house 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 11.2 miles18 km
- Western Downs Hill 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Stourhead Estate 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 14.1 miles22.6 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 14.5 miles23.3 km