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 miles28.3 km
- Salisbury 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Trowbridge 10.6 miles17 km
- Chippenham 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Frome 11 miles17.8 km
- Melksham 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Melksham Without 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Devizes 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Warminster 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Calne 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Calne Without 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Westbury 6.5 miles10.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Heytesbury Built-up area 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Knook Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Norton Bavant Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Wylye Valley Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Sutton Veny Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Upton Lovell Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Boyton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bishopstrow Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Warminster East Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Codford St. Peter Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Sherrington Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Codford Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Heytesbury
BA12 0HE, BA12 0HP, BA12 0HW, BA12 0AF, BA12 0ET, BA12 7AA, BA12 7DX, BA12 0EA, BA12 0HD … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 29.8 miles48 km
- Bournemouth Airport 30.1 miles48.5 km
- Warminster Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 6.3 miles10.2 km
Hotels near Heytesbury Ad
- Home Farm 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 2 miles3.2 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Foresters 9.5 miles15.3 km
Schools in Heytesbury
- Heytesbury C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Stourhead Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 10.7 miles17.3 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Western Downs Hill 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 15.1 miles24.3 km