Devizes South covers the southern edge of the market town of Devizes in Wiltshire, where gentle low hills give way to the broad open spaces of the surrounding plain. The ward sits close to notable local geography and attractions - the winding Kennet and Avon Canal and the remarkable flight of Caen Hill locks lie within easy reach, while the rounded heights of Roundway Down recall the area's Civil War history.
Locally the area feels like a mix of suburban streets and rural fringe, with small businesses, commuter households and an active community scene that feeds into town events and markets. Heritage and tourism matter to the economy: visitors come for the canal, the displays at the Wiltshire Museum, the long-established Wadworth Brewery in the town and the easy access to the wider Salisbury Plain countryside.
Postcode districts covering Devizes South
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 18 miles
- Bath 16.3 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.7 miles
- Salisbury 20.3 miles
- Andover 23.7 miles
- Trowbridge 9.2 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 21.6 miles
- Chippenham 9.7 miles
- Yate 23.2 miles
- Frome 18.8 miles
- Melksham 6.4 miles
- Melksham Without 6.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Devizes Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Devizes East Ward 0.8 miles
- Devizes North Ward 0.8 miles
- Potterne Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Stert Parish 1.9 miles
- Rowde Built-up area 2 miles
- Poulshot Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Devizes Rural West Ward 2.6 miles
- Worton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Urchfont & Bishops Cannings Ward 2.8 miles
- Etchilhampton Parish 2.8 miles
- Bromham, Rowde & Roundway Ward 3 miles
Example postcodes in Devizes South
SN10 5EH, SN10 5LJ, SN10 5JN, SN10 5AZ, SN10 5AH, SN10 5HA, SN10 5DP, SN10 5JY, SN10 3UB … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 31.4 miles
- Southampton Airport 38.7 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 7 miles
- Pewsey Railway Station 9.6 miles
Hotels near Devizes South Ad
- Castle Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 0.6 miles
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 6.4 miles
- The Duke Hotel 4 9.3 miles
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 7.1 miles
- Best Western Plus Angel Hotel 3 9.5 miles
Schools in Devizes South
- Downland School Special
- Wansdyke School Primary
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 7.7 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 8.5 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 8.9 miles
- Hartham Country house 11.5 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 13.5 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 13.7 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 14.3 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 14.7 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 15.3 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 15.4 miles