Fonthill Gifford is a small rural village and civil parish in south Wiltshire, England, set amid rolling chalk downland and parkland. The landscape is dominated by the story and remnants of the early‑19th‑century Fonthill Abbey project and the ornamental water of Fonthill Lake, which give the area a strongly designed, historic character.
Locally the community is quiet and largely estate- and agriculture‑based, with cottages, farmsteads and much land in private ownership. Its dramatic architectural past - notably the ambitions of William Beckford and the vanished abbey - attracts interest from local historians and walkers, while the parish sits within easy reach of market towns such as Tisbury and the cathedral city of Salisbury.
Postcode districts covering Fonthill Gifford
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Yeovil 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Salisbury 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Trowbridge 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Frome 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Melksham 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Melksham Without 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Devizes 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Ferndown 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Ferndown Town 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Warminster 9 miles14.6 km
- Calne Without 24.6 miles39.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Hindon Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- West Tisbury Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Fonthill Bishop Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Tisbury Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Berwick St. Leonard Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Nadder Valley Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- East Knoyle Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Chicklade Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Chilmark Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Sedgehill and Semley Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Ansty Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Swallowcliffe Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Fonthill Gifford
SP3 6SP, SP3 6SF, SP3 6QL, SP3 6EZ, SP3 6PX, SP3 6QP, SP3 6QS, SP3 6QJ, SP3 6QW … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Bristol Airport 33.4 miles53.8 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Gillingham 7.5 miles12.1 km
Hotels near Fonthill Gifford Ad
- Home Farm 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 6.2 miles10.1 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 9 miles14.5 km
Local points of interest
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Western Downs Hill 7.5 miles12 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Stourhead Estate 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Longleat Country house 10.1 miles16.2 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 13 miles20.9 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 14.3 miles23 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Crichel House Estate 15.4 miles24.7 km