Fittleton cum Haxton is a small rural civil parish in Wiltshire, sitting on the eastern fringes of the chalk Salisbury Plain. Its landscape is dominated by rolling downland and mixed farmland, with the nearby military training areas of the Plain influencing land use and access; the character is quietly agricultural with a scattering of historic cottages and farmsteads.
Locally there’s a strong sense of community despite a small population, and the area has the layered history typical of the Plain - medieval settlement patterns, old parish buildings and the possibility of prehistoric earthworks and barrows in the surrounding countryside. It’s popular with walkers and those seeking a tranquil countryside feel, while agriculture remains the principal economic activity.
Postcode districts covering Fittleton cum Haxton
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Winchester 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Salisbury 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Andover 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Trowbridge 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Chippenham 20.7 miles33.2 km
- Newbury 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Frome 25 miles40.2 km
- Melksham 17.4 miles28 km
- Melksham Without 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Devizes 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Warminster 17.3 miles27.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Netheravon Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Avon Valley Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Enford Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Figheldean Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Milston Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Durrington Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Larkhill Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Upavon Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Durrington and Bulford Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Bulford Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Rushall Parish 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Everleigh Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
Example postcodes in Fittleton cum Haxton
SP4 9PT, SP4 9PP, SP4 9PR, SP4 9PZ, SP4 9PS, SP4 9PX, SP4 9QA, SP4 9PU, SP4 9PY
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 27.6 miles44.5 km
- Bournemouth Airport 32.2 miles51.8 km
- Pewsey Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Grateley Railway Station 8.9 miles14.3 km
Hotels near Fittleton cum Haxton Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 4.9 miles8 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Fairlawn House 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Gray Manor Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Antrobus Hotel 3 5 miles8.1 km
Local points of interest
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 5 miles8 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Ramridge House Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 13.1 miles21 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Norman Court Estate 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 18.3 miles29.5 km