Idmiston is a small rural parish in Wiltshire, a few miles north‑east of Salisbury on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. The area includes the villages of Idmiston and Porton and is threaded by the chalkstream River Bourne, with rolling downland and mixed farmland giving the parish a distinctly rural character.
Despite its quiet village feel, the parish is notable for the presence of Porton Down, the large government research and defence establishment whose ranges and laboratories have significantly influenced the local economy, land use and employment since the early 20th century. Local life balances agriculture, small‑scale community activities centred on village halls and churches, and commuters or specialists working in nearby towns and at the science park, producing a mix of traditional Wiltshire rurality and modern technical links.
Postcode districts covering Idmiston
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 20.4 miles
- Eastleigh 20.1 miles
- Eastleigh Town 19.7 miles
- Winchester 18.2 miles
- Salisbury 5 miles
- Andover 11.9 miles
- Trowbridge 24.7 miles
- Totton 17.4 miles
- Totton and Eling 17.7 miles
- Hythe and Dibden 22.8 miles
- Hythe and Dibden Purlieu 23.1 miles
- Melksham 24.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Porton Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Gomeldon Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Idmiston Built-up area 1 mile
- Winterbourne Gunner Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley Ward 1.4 miles
- Winterbourne Parish 1.8 miles
- Allington Parish 1.8 miles
- Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley Ward 2 miles
- Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Earls Built-up area 2 miles
- Firsdown Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Newton Tony Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Amesbury South Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Idmiston
SP4 0LR, SP4 6LB, SP4 0NH, SP4 0LX, SP4 0LZ, SP4 6LY, SP4 0NE, SP4 0NJ, SP4 0NX … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 20.3 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 24.7 miles
- Grateley Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Salisbury Station 5.4 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 5.1 miles
Hotels near Idmiston Ad
- The Old Railway Hotel 3 0.3 miles
- The Stones Hotel 4 2.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury-Stonehenge 4 3.5 miles
- Stonehenge Farmhouse 4 3.6 miles
- The Merchant's House 4 5.1 miles
- George Hotel 3.8 miles
- Stonehenge Courtyard 3.8 miles
- The Chapter House 5.3 miles
- The Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- Fairlawn House 3 3.8 miles
Schools in Idmiston
- Gomeldon Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 3.9 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 4.5 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 5.5 miles
- Norman Court Estate 6.4 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 7.7 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 9.7 miles
- Embley House Estate 14 miles
- Broadlands Country house 14.1 miles
- Western Downs Hill 14.9 miles
- Paultons Park Estate 15.6 miles
- Hursley Park Estate 15.6 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.9 miles