Larkhill is a British Army garrison on the north edge of the chalk Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, established as a training camp around the turn of the 20th century and long associated with artillery training - it is home to the Royal School of Artillery and extensive live‑firing ranges. Its landscape of open downland and ridges sits close to iconic archaeology, notably the monuments around Stonehenge, so the area mixes military use with rich prehistoric heritage.
The local economy and social life are dominated by the Ministry of Defence presence, with housing, schools and services geared to service families and civilian staff; redevelopment and estate changes in recent years have expanded community facilities. Larkhill also has close ties to neighbouring garrison towns such as Amesbury and Tidworth, while being within easy reach of Salisbury for wider shops and services.
Postcode districts covering Larkhill
Most populated places nearby
- Winchester 23 miles37 km
- Salisbury 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Andover 14 miles22.5 km
- Trowbridge 19.3 miles31 km
- Chippenham 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Totton 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Totton and Eling 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Frome 24 miles38.7 km
- Melksham 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Melksham Without 18.6 miles30 km
- Devizes 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Warminster 16.3 miles26.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Durrington Parish 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Amesbury West Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Figheldean Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Milston Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Durrington and Bulford Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Amesbury Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Avon Valley Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bulford Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Amesbury East & Bulford Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Netheravon Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Amesbury South Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Wilsford cum Lake Parish 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Larkhill
SP4 8NP, SP4 8NL, SP4 8PR, SP4 8NA, SP4 8LT, SP4 8GB, SP4 8NS, SP4 8GJ, SP4 8QE … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 25.9 miles41.7 km
- Bournemouth Airport 28.9 miles46.5 km
- Grateley Railway Station 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Salisbury Station 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 8.8 miles14.1 km
Hotels near Larkhill Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 2 miles3.2 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Fairlawn House 2 miles3.2 km
- The Riverside 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The Merchant's House 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The Old Mill 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Antrobus Hotel 3 2 miles3.3 km
Schools in Larkhill
- Larkhill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 2 miles3.2 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Ramridge House Estate 11.2 miles18 km
- Norman Court Estate 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Western Downs Hill 16 miles25.7 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 16.2 miles26 km