Heytesbury is a compact village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, set in the chalk-valley landscape of the River Wylye a short distance south of Warminster and close to the rolling downland of Salisbury Plain. The surrounding chalk grassland and arable fields give the area a strong agricultural character and support varied wildlife typical of southern England’s downland.
Historically the settlement has medieval roots and once returned members to Parliament until the Reform Act of 1832, so traces of an older market-town identity remain alongside modern village life. Its attractive parish church, local community amenities and proximity to larger towns make it both a focus for rural heritage and a convenient spot for commuters and visitors exploring Wiltshire’s countryside.
Postcode districts covering Heytesbury
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 17.6 miles
- Salisbury 15.1 miles
- Trowbridge 10.6 miles
- Chippenham 19.2 miles
- Frome 11 miles
- Melksham 13.3 miles
- Melksham Without 13.4 miles
- Devizes 12.9 miles
- Warminster 3.6 miles
- Calne 18.4 miles
- Calne Without 17.6 miles
- Westbury 6.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Heytesbury Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Knook Parish 1.1 miles
- Norton Bavant Parish 1.3 miles
- Wylye Valley Ward 1.6 miles
- Sutton Veny Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Upton Lovell Parish 1.7 miles
- Boyton Parish 1.8 miles
- Bishopstrow Parish 2.1 miles
- Warminster East Ward 3 miles
- Codford St. Peter Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Sherrington Parish 3.3 miles
- Codford Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Heytesbury
BA12 0EE, BA12 0EL, BA12 0HR, BA12 0HF, BA12 7AD, BA12 0ES, BA12 0EB, BA12 0HS, BA12 0HE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 29.8 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 30.1 miles
- Warminster Railway Station 3.4 miles
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 6.3 miles
Hotels near Heytesbury Ad
- Home Farm 4 2.1 miles
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 2 miles
- The Old Bell - Warminster 3.5 miles
- The Foresters 9.5 miles
Schools in Heytesbury
- Heytesbury C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 7.2 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 7.7 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 10.3 miles
- Stourhead Estate 10.5 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 10.7 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12.1 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 12.2 miles
- Western Downs Hill 13.4 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 14.1 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 14.1 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 15.1 miles