Great Hinton is a small, quiet parish in Wiltshire, England, set on the county’s characteristic rolling chalk downland and patchwork of arable fields and pastures. The settlement consists of a handful of lanes, farmsteads and stone cottages, giving long viewpoints over surrounding countryside and a strong sense of rural seclusion while lying within reach of larger market towns.
Historically agricultural with roots reaching back into the medieval landscape, the community retains several older buildings and field patterns that reflect that history. Today the local economy remains largely farming-based, complemented by residents who commute out for work; socially it keeps the feel of a close-knit village with parish meetings and occasional local events that bind a small population together.
Postcode districts covering Great Hinton
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Swindon 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Bath 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Salisbury 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Trowbridge 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Chipping Sodbury 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Chippenham 9 miles14.5 km
- Yate 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Frome 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Melksham 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Melksham Without 3.1 miles5.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Melksham Without West & Rural Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Semington Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Keevil Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Steeple Ashton Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Bowerhill Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Hilperton Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Seend Cleeve Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Trowbridge Paxcroft Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- West Ashton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Trowbridge Adcroft Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Trowbridge Park Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Bulkington Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Great Hinton
BA14 6DA, BA14 6BZ, BA14 6DB, BA14 6BY, BA14 6BX, BA14 6EA, BA14 6LG, BA14 6BU, BA14 6DD … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 25.2 miles40.6 km
- Bournemouth Airport 40.2 miles64.6 km
- Trowbridge Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Melksham Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near Great Hinton Ad
- Castle Hotel 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Widbrook Grange 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Home Farm 4 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Foresters 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Hartham Country house 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Longleat Country house 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 13.5 miles21.8 km