Fovant & Chalke Valley sits in south Wiltshire, England, a patchwork of rolling chalk downland, wooded combes and clear chalk streams. Small villages such as Fovant and Broad Chalke and scattered hamlets give the area a strongly rural character, with mixed farming, local businesses and a modest tourism trade supporting village life.
The ward is best known for the striking First World War regimental carvings on the hillside at Fovant - the Fovant Badges - and for cultural highlights such as the Chalke Valley History Festival. Ancient barrows, historic churches and long-distance walking routes reflect its deep history, while active village halls, pubs and community groups keep the social fabric lively and accessible to visitors and commuters to nearby Salisbury.
Postcode districts covering Fovant & Chalke Valley
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 20.5 miles33 km
- Poole 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Salisbury 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Christchurch 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Trowbridge 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Totton 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Totton and Eling 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Frome 20.3 miles32.7 km
- New Milton 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Melksham 24.8 miles40 km
- Melksham Without 24.9 miles40 km
- Devizes 22.5 miles36.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Broad Chalke Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Bowerchalke Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Ebbesborne Wake Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Fovant Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Alvediston Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Compton Chamberlayne Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Sutton Mandeville Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Swallowcliffe Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Croucheston Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Bishopstone Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Dinton Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Ansty Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Fovant & Chalke Valley
SP5 4DQ, SP5 5AY, SP2 0ED, SP3 5LN, SP5 5HP, SP3 5NB, SP5 5JY, SP3 5LU, SP5 4AN … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Southampton Airport 27.6 miles44.5 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Salisbury Station 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 8.6 miles13.8 km
Hotels near Fovant & Chalke Valley Ad
- The Museum Inn 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Riverside 4 8.1 miles13 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Old Mill 4 7.9 miles12.6 km
- The Merchant's House 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
Schools in Fovant & Chalke Valley
- Broad Chalke C of E Primary School Primary
- Sandroyd School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Western Downs Hill 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Crichel House Estate 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Stourhead Estate 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 15.8 miles25.4 km