Devizes East covers the eastern side of the market town of Devizes in rural Wiltshire, and is largely residential with a mix of Victorian terraces and later estate housing, local schools and small shops. The area benefits from nearby green spaces and towpaths along the Kennet and Avon Canal, making it popular for walks and cycling; the impressive flight at Caen Hill Locks is a notable landscape feature a short distance away.
Locally the ward feeds into the wider cultural and economic life of Devizes, whose history as a medieval market town is visible around the centre and is supported by attractions such as the Wiltshire Museum and the long-established Wadworth Brewery. Community groups, regular markets and seasonal events give the area a strong local feel, blending commuter links to larger towns with a distinctly small-town character.
Postcode districts covering Devizes East
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 17.4 miles28 km
- Bath 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Salisbury 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Andover 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Trowbridge 10 miles16 km
- Chipping Sodbury 22 miles35.3 km
- Chippenham 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Yate 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Frome 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Melksham 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Melksham Without 6.8 miles11 km
Neighbouring places
- Devizes Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Devizes South Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Devizes North Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Stert Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Potterne Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Urchfont & Bishops Cannings Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Etchilhampton Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Rowde Built-up area 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Bishops Cannings Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Urchfont Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Poulshot Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Bromham, Rowde & Roundway Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Devizes East
SN10 3AZ, SN10 3DQ, SN10 5AD, SN10 3BP, SN10 2SJ, SN10 3FE, SN10 3SJ, SN10 3DJ, SN10 3FN … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 32.1 miles51.6 km
- Southampton Airport 38.5 miles61.9 km
- Melksham Railway Station 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Pewsey Railway Station 8.9 miles14.4 km
Hotels near Devizes East Ad
- Castle Hotel 3 0.7 miles1.2 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Duke Hotel 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Best Western Plus Angel Hotel 3 9.6 miles15.4 km
Schools in Devizes East
- Devizes School Secondary
- Nursteed Community Primary School Primary
- Southbroom Infants' School Primary
- Southbroom St James Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 7 miles11.2 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 9 miles14.4 km
- Hartham Country house 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 14 miles22.5 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Burderop Park Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 16 miles25.8 km