Donhead St. Andrew is a small, rural village and civil parish in the southern part of Wiltshire, just a short distance from the county boundary with Dorset and within easy reach of Shaftesbury. It sits on rolling chalk downland on the fringe of the Cranborne Chase landscape, offering farmland, small woods and good walking country typical of the southern England countryside.
Historically centred on agriculture, the village still shows its past in a number of period houses and a historic parish church dedicated to St Andrew, while today a mix of farming, equestrian activity and commuting to nearby towns shapes local life. The community is small and close-knit, with parish events and countryside pursuits helping to maintain a distinctly rural social character that attracts people seeking a quieter life near market towns.
Postcode districts covering Donhead St. Andrew
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Poole 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Yeovil 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Salisbury 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Christchurch 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Trowbridge 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Frome 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Devizes 24.2 miles39 km
- Ferndown 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Ferndown Town 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Warminster 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Westbury 17.6 miles28.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Berwick St. John Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Donhead St. Mary Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Higher Coombe Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ansty Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Sedgehill and Semley Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- West Tisbury Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Alvediston Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Swallowcliffe Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Shaftesbury Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Shaftesbury Town Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Tollard Royal Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Ashmore Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Donhead St. Andrew
SP7 9DZ, SP7 9LH, SP7 9EH, SP7 9ER, SP7 9EW, SP7 9EQ, SP7 9EG, SP7 0ER, SP7 9EB … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 19.9 miles32 km
- Southampton Airport 33.2 miles53.4 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Gillingham 7.1 miles11.5 km
Hotels near Donhead St. Andrew Ad
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 3.7 miles6 km
- The Museum Inn 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Talbot 2 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
Local points of interest
- Wardour Castle Estate 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Western Downs Hill 5 miles8 km
- Crichel House Estate 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Stourhead Estate 11 miles17.7 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 12.5 miles20.2 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 13.1 miles21 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Longleat Country house 14 miles22.5 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 16.6 miles26.8 km