Heddington is a small, scattered village and civil parish set on the rolling chalk downland of northern Wiltshire in England, a few miles north‑east of Calne. The area is typical of the county’s quiet rural landscape, with narrow lanes, hedgerows and woodland, and a modest parish church with medieval origins that hints at a long local history and several listed buildings tucked among farmsteads.
Today the local economy remains largely agricultural, although many residents commute to nearby towns such as Chippenham and Swindon, so the village combines working farms with a small, close‑knit community. There’s a quiet, conservationist feel to the place, prized by walkers and those seeking the understated character of Wiltshire countryside rather than busy tourist hubs.
Postcode districts covering Heddington
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 15.5 miles
- Bath 15.2 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 21.7 miles
- Salisbury 24 miles
- Trowbridge 9.6 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 18.8 miles
- Chippenham 6.3 miles
- Yate 20.4 miles
- Frome 20.3 miles
- Melksham 5.3 miles
- Melksham Without 5.1 miles
- Devizes 3.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Heddington Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Bromham, Rowde & Roundway Ward 1.1 miles
- Calne South Ward 1.1 miles
- Bromham Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Rowde Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Calne Without Parish 2.6 miles
- Calne Central Ward 2.8 miles
- Calne Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Devizes Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Devizes North Ward 3.1 miles
- Calne Chilvester & Abberd Ward 3.3 miles
- Derry Hill and Studley Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Heddington
SN11 0PL, SN11 0PW, SN11 0PQ, SN11 0PF, SN11 0PP, SN11 0PA, SN11 0QB, SN15 2QE, SN11 0SL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 30.4 miles
- Southampton Airport 42 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 5.7 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 6.3 miles
Hotels near Heddington Ad
- Castle Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- The George & Dragon 4 2.4 miles
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 2.7 miles
- The Peppermill Town House Hotel and Restaurant 5 3.4 miles
- The Black Swan Inn 3.1 miles
- Dog and Partridge Inn 3.6 miles
- The Lansdowne Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Sign of the Angel 4.8 miles
- The Kings Arms Hotel 3 5.6 miles
Schools in Heddington
- Heddington C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 3.2 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 5.4 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 6.9 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 7.4 miles
- Hartham Country house 8.8 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 13.6 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.3 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 14.8 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 14.9 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 15 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 15 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 15.1 miles