Durnford is a small, largely rural parish in Wiltshire, lying on the banks of the River Avon just to the north‑east of Salisbury and bordering the chalks of Salisbury Plain. The landscape is a mix of floodplain meadows and rolling downland, with scattered farmsteads and lanes rather than a single nucleated village, so it feels quiet and open compared with the nearby market towns.
Locally the economy is dominated by agriculture and rural enterprises, with many residents commuting into Salisbury or other nearby centres for work. The parish has historic roots and a number of older houses and farm buildings, and its riverside and downland setting attracts walkers and birdwatchers; its proximity to prehistoric and military landscapes on the Plain gives it an understated but tangible sense of English rural history.
Postcode districts covering Durnford
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Eastleigh 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Eastleigh Town 22.4 miles36 km
- Winchester 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Salisbury 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Andover 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Trowbridge 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Totton 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Totton and Eling 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Frome 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Hythe and Dibden 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Hythe and Dibden Purlieu 25 miles40.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Woodford Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Old Sarum Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Winterbourne Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Wilsford cum Lake Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Salisbury St. Francis & Stratford Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Salisbury Bemerton Heath Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Earls Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Laverstock Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Winterbourne Gunner Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village Ward 3.1 miles5.1 km
- South Newton Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Durnford
SP4 6AR, SP4 6BW, SP4 6AQ, SP4 6AL, SP4 6AA, SP4 6AP, SP4 6BG, SP4 6AD, SP4 6AT … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Bournemouth Airport 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Salisbury Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Grateley Railway Station 8.7 miles14 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
Hotels near Durnford Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 3.6 miles5.9 km
- The Riverside 4 4.4 miles7 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 1 mile1.6 km
- The Merchant's House 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Old Mill 4 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
Local points of interest
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 4 miles6.4 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Norman Court Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Western Downs Hill 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Ramridge House Estate 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Embley House Estate 16 miles25.8 km
- Broadlands Country house 16.5 miles26.5 km