The village of Corsley sits in south‑west Wiltshire, close to the county boundary with Somerset and within easy reach of the Longleat estate and the market town of Warminster. It occupies rolling chalk downland and mixed farmland typical of this corner of Wessex, with scattered hamlets, small woods and lanes that give the area a quiet, rural character.
Historically a farming community with medieval roots and links to nearby country estates, Corsley still shows period houses and a parish church amid modern cottages. The local economy remains largely agricultural, supplemented by commuters to surrounding towns, while village life revolves around a hall, parish activities and community groups that keep a lively social calendar for such a small settlement.
Postcode districts covering Corsley
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Bath 13 miles20.8 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 21.1 miles34 km
- Yeovil 24.9 miles40 km
- Salisbury 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Trowbridge 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Chipping Sodbury 23.6 miles38 km
- Chippenham 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Yate 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Frome 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Melksham 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Melksham Without 12.9 miles20.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Whitbourne Springs Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Warminster North & Rural Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Horningsham Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Chapmanslade Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Frome East Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Warminster West Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Selwood Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Warminster Broadway Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Upton Scudamore Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Crockerton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Warminster Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Berkley Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Corsley
BA12 7NR, BA12 7PS, BA12 7NP, BA12 7PR, BA12 7QE, BA12 7QR, BA12 7PA, BA12 7QZ, BA12 7QJ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Bournemouth Airport 34.4 miles55.3 km
- Frome Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Warminster Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
Hotels near Corsley Ad
- Home Farm 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Foresters 4.4 miles7.2 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Old Red Lion 8.1 miles13 km
- The George Inn 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Widbrook Grange 3 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.6 km
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Stourhead Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 13.6 miles21.9 km