Heytesbury is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, situated in the Wylye valley on the edge of Salisbury Plain and close to Warminster. Set beside the River Wylye, it enjoys the typical chalk downland scenery and a network of country lanes and footpaths that attract walkers and riders.
The village has a long history evident in its medieval parish church and former manorial connections, while today the local economy is largely agricultural with a number of residents commuting to nearby towns. Community life centres on the church, village hall and pub, giving Heytesbury a strong rural character alongside easy access to larger centres in the area.
Postcode districts covering Heytesbury
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Salisbury 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Trowbridge 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Chippenham 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Frome 11 miles17.7 km
- Melksham 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Melksham Without 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Devizes 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Warminster 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Calne 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Calne Without 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Westbury 6.5 miles10.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Knook Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Norton Bavant Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sutton Veny Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Wylye Valley Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Upton Lovell Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Boyton Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Bishopstrow Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Warminster East Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Codford St. Peter Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Sherrington Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Codford Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Warminster Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Heytesbury
BA12 0ET, BA12 0AF, BA12 0HW, BA12 0EB, BA12 0EQ, BA12 0HB, BA12 0EJ, BA12 0HA, BA12 0ED … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 29.7 miles47.9 km
- Bournemouth Airport 30.2 miles48.5 km
- Warminster Railway Station 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 6.2 miles10.1 km
Hotels near Heytesbury Ad
- Home Farm 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Foresters 9.4 miles15.2 km
Schools in Heytesbury
- Heytesbury C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Stourhead Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 10.7 miles17.2 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12 miles19.4 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Western Downs Hill 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 15.2 miles24.4 km