Edington is a small rural parish in the west of Wiltshire, sitting close to the market town of Westbury and on the north‑west edge of Salisbury Plain. The settlement is largely agricultural with a compact village core and nearby hamlets such as Tinhead, and the landscape of rolling chalk and mixed farmland gives it a quietly scenic, traditionally English character.
Despite its size, Edington has notable historic and cultural interest: its impressive medieval priory church was founded in the 14th century and the site hosts an annual music festival and regular choral events that draw visitors. The village is also traditionally identified with the early medieval site of Ethandun, associated with Alfred the Great’s victory over the Danes, and today combines heritage tourism with a community that largely revolves around farming and local services.
Postcode districts covering Edington
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 24.6 miles
- Swindon 24.1 miles
- Bath 13 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 21.4 miles
- Salisbury 19.5 miles
- Trowbridge 5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 21.3 miles
- Chippenham 12.2 miles
- Yate 22.6 miles
- Frome 12.5 miles
- Melksham 6.4 miles
- Melksham Without 6.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Edington Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Bratton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Coulston Parish 1.6 miles
- Steeple Ashton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Keevil Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Ethandune Ward 2.9 miles
- Erlestoke Built-up area 2.9 miles
- West Ashton Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Cheverell Magna Parish 3.2 miles
- Marston Parish 3.2 miles
- Bulkington Parish 3.3 miles
- Great Cheverell Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Edington
BA13 4QE, BA13 4QP, BA13 4QH, BA13 4QL, BA13 4QG, BA13 4PZ, BA13 4PT, BA13 4ND, BA13 4QF … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 27.3 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 36.6 miles
- Westbury Railway Station 4.2 miles
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 5 miles
Hotels near Edington Ad
- Home Farm 4 6.3 miles
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 6.3 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 6.9 miles
- The Foresters 7.6 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 6.7 miles
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 7.3 miles
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 9.8 miles
- Widbrook Grange 3 6.6 miles
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 7.5 miles
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 6 miles
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 9.4 miles
- Longleat Country house 9.9 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 10.1 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 11.8 miles
- Hartham Country house 12.1 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 12.8 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 13.1 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 13.1 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 13.1 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 14.1 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 14.1 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 14.1 miles