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 miles
- Salisbury 11.8 miles
- Andover 24.3 miles
- Trowbridge 13.3 miles
- Chippenham 20.9 miles
- Frome 14.2 miles
- Melksham 15.3 miles
- Melksham Without 15.3 miles
- Devizes 13.5 miles
- Warminster 6.9 miles
- Calne 19.3 miles
- Calne Without 18.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Codford St. Peter Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Sherrington Parish 1 mile
- Upton Lovell Parish 1.7 miles
- Stockton Parish 1.7 miles
- Boyton Parish 2.1 miles
- Knook Parish 2.4 miles
- Wylye Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Chitterne Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Heytesbury Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Wylye Valley Ward 3.6 miles
- Steeple Langford Parish 4 miles
- Norton Bavant Parish 4.6 miles
Example postcodes in Codford
BA12 0NN, BA12 0LY, BA12 0PW, BA12 0PL, BA12 0PQ, BA12 0NX, BA12 0NP, BA12 0NE, BA12 0PF … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 27.7 miles
- Southampton Airport 33 miles
- Warminster Railway Station 6.8 miles
- Tisbury Railway Station 7.1 miles
Hotels near Codford Ad
- The Dove Inn 4 2.3 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 6 miles
- Bishopstrow Hotel and Spa 4 5.5 miles
- The Old Bell Inn 6.8 miles
- The Lamb Inn 6 miles
- The Pelican Inn 3 6.2 miles
- Compasses Inn 4 6.7 miles
- Rollestone Manor 4 6.4 miles
- The Pembroke Arms 9.6 miles
- The Barford Inn 7.5 miles
Schools in Codford
- Wylye Valley C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 6.9 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 9.2 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 9.3 miles
- Longleat Country house 10.4 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 11.2 miles
- Western Downs Hill 11.2 miles
- Stourhead Estate 12.7 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 13.4 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 14.1 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 14.5 miles