Idmiston is a small village and civil parish in north‑eastern Wiltshire, England, lying close to the city of Salisbury and on the southern fringe of Salisbury Plain. The parish has a distinctly rural character of chalk downland, farmland and small woodlands and includes the adjacent settlement of Porton.
The area is best known for the long‑established science and defence complex at Porton Down and the nearby military airfield at Boscombe Down, both of which shape local employment alongside traditional farming and village services. Idmiston retains a compact community centred on its parish church and village amenities, while its proximity to the plain and nearby prehistoric features makes it popular with walkers and those interested in rural history.
Postcode districts covering Idmiston
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 20 miles32.1 km
- Eastleigh 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Eastleigh Town 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Winchester 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Salisbury 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Andover 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Totton 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Totton and Eling 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Newbury 25 miles40.2 km
- Hythe and Dibden 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Hythe and Dibden Purlieu 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Melksham 24.9 miles40 km
Neighbouring places
- Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley Ward 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Porton Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Gomeldon Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Allington Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Newton Tony Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Winterbourne Gunner Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Firsdown Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Winterbourne Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Earls Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Winterslow Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Amesbury South Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Idmiston
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Bournemouth Airport 25.2 miles40.6 km
- Grateley Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
- Salisbury Station 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 5.9 miles9.5 km
Hotels near Idmiston Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 3.8 miles6 km
- The Riverside 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Merchant's House 4 6 miles9.6 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Old Mill 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Greyhound on the Test Hotel 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Fairlawn House 4.3 miles6.8 km
Local points of interest
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 4.3 miles7 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Norman Court Estate 6 miles9.7 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Ramridge House Estate 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Broadlands Country house 13.7 miles22 km
- Embley House Estate 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Hursley Park Estate 14.9 miles24 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Paultons Park Estate 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Western Downs Hill 15.9 miles25.6 km