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 miles
- Bath 13 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 21.1 miles
- Yeovil 24.9 miles
- Salisbury 21.5 miles
- Trowbridge 8.4 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 23.6 miles
- Chippenham 18.5 miles
- Yate 24.5 miles
- Frome 4.7 miles
- Melksham 12.8 miles
- Melksham Without 12.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Whitbourne Springs Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Warminster North & Rural Ward 1.5 miles
- Horningsham Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Chapmanslade Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Frome East Ward 2.2 miles
- Warminster West Ward 2.3 miles
- Selwood Parish 2.5 miles
- Warminster Broadway Ward 2.5 miles
- Upton Scudamore Parish 2.8 miles
- Crockerton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Warminster Built-up area 3 miles
- Berkley Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Corsley
BA12 7NT, BA12 7RF, BA12 7ER, BA12 7PB, BA12 7NS, BA12 7QE, BA12 7QY, BA12 7PN, BA12 7QF … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 23.6 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 34.4 miles
- Frome Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Warminster Railway Station 3.3 miles
Hotels near Corsley Ad
- Home Farm 4 4.4 miles
- The Foresters 4.4 miles
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 4.6 miles
- The Cornerhouse 4 3.4 miles
- The Old Bell - Warminster 3.2 miles
- The George Inn 3 5.4 miles
- The Old Red Lion 8.1 miles
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 9.5 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 4.8 miles
- Widbrook Grange 3 8.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 1.6 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 4.9 miles
- Stourhead Estate 7.4 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 7.9 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 11.1 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 11.9 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 13 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 13.2 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 13.2 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 13.4 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 13.5 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 13.6 miles