Durrington sits on the north‑eastern edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, just a couple of miles north of Amesbury and within easy reach of Stonehenge. The area combines a compact historic village core with post‑war and more recent housing, and its close proximity to military establishments around Larkhill gives the local community a noticeable service connection and a turnover of residents linked to defence postings.
Despite its modern development, the locality is steeped in prehistory - most famously the nearby Neolithic earthworks at Durrington Walls - and has a medieval parish church at its heart, small shops, schools and active community groups. Economically many people work locally in services or for the Ministry of Defence, while others commute to Salisbury and surrounding towns; socially it mixes long‑standing local families with military and commuter households, giving a varied character to village life.
Postcode districts covering Durrington
Most populated places nearby
- Eastleigh 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Eastleigh Town 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Winchester 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Salisbury 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Andover 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Trowbridge 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Chippenham 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Totton 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Totton and Eling 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Newbury 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Frome 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Melksham 19.7 miles31.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Milston Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Durrington Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Durrington and Bulford Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Larkhill Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Bulford Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Amesbury West Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Amesbury East & Bulford Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Figheldean Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Amesbury Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Avon Valley Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Amesbury South Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Netheravon Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Durrington
SP4 8DD, SP4 8DL, SP4 8EQ, SP4 8DJ, SP4 8DZ, SP4 8DU, SP4 8LH, SP4 8DE, SP4 8AH … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 25 miles40.2 km
- Bournemouth Airport 29.1 miles46.8 km
- Grateley Railway Station 7 miles11.2 km
- Salisbury Station 9 miles14.4 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 8.9 miles14.4 km
Hotels near Durrington Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Fairlawn House 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Riverside 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Gray Manor Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Merchant's House 4 9 miles14.5 km
- The Old Mill 4 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 8.6 miles13.9 km
Schools in Durrington
- Avon Valley Academy Secondary
- Durrington All Saints C of E Voluntary Controlled Infants' School Primary
- Durrington C of E Controlled Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ramridge House Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Norman Court Estate 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 12 miles19.3 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Western Downs Hill 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 17 miles27.3 km