Firsdown is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, situated on the eastern fringe of Salisbury Plain a few miles east of Salisbury. The setting is typically downland and mixed farmland with small copses and open views, and its landscape has long been shaped by agriculture and the nearby military training areas on the Plain.
Historically agricultural, Firsdown today is largely residential with many people commuting to nearby towns; the parish retains a quiet, close‑knit village feel and occasional community activities. Its proximity to the Plain and to Salisbury’s archaeological and historic attractions gives the village an understated rural charm while keeping practical access to regional services.
Postcode districts covering Firsdown
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Eastleigh 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Eastleigh Town 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Winchester 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Salisbury 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Christchurch 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Andover 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Totton 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Totton and Eling 15.4 miles24.8 km
- New Milton 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Hythe and Dibden 20.5 miles33 km
- Hythe and Dibden Purlieu 20.8 miles33.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Pitton Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Pitton and Farley Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Gomeldon Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Winterslow Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Winterbourne Gunner Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Middle Winterslow Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Earls Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Porton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Idmiston Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Winterbourne Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Firsdown
SP5 1SF, SP5 1ST, SP5 1SQ, SP5 1SJ, SP5 1SS, SP5 1SY, SP5 1SN, SP5 1SH, SP5 1SL … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Bournemouth Airport 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Dean Railway Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Salisbury Station 4.9 miles8 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
Hotels near Firsdown Ad
- The Riverside 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Merchant's House 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Old Mill 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 5 miles8.1 km
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- The Greyhound on the Test Hotel 4 9 miles14.4 km
Local points of interest
- Norman Court Estate 4.3 miles7 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Ramridge House Estate 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Embley House Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Broadlands Country house 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Paultons Park Estate 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Hursley Park Estate 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Castle Malwood Estate 14.3 miles23 km
- Western Downs Hill 14.7 miles23.6 km