Malmesbury is a compact, hill‑top market town in rural Wiltshire, England, sitting where a loop of the River Avon skirts steep slopes. Its skyline is dominated by the ruins and nave of Malmesbury Abbey, a religious site with roots in the 7th century; the town boasts long historic links - King Athelstan was buried there and the medieval historian William of Malmesbury came from the town, which even claims to be one of England’s oldest boroughs.
Today Malmesbury combines a lively community life with tourism: independent shops, regular markets and annual festivals draw visitors, while surrounding farmland and small engineering and tech firms sustain the local economy. The town’s medieval streets, riverside walks and proximity to the rolling hills of the Cotswolds make it a pleasant mix of heritage, rural industry and active civic life.
Postcode districts covering Malmesbury
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 23.4 miles
- Swindon 13.4 miles
- Gloucester 19.1 miles
- Cheltenham 21.2 miles
- Bath 18.4 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 19.4 miles
- Stroud 12.1 miles
- Trowbridge 18.8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 13 miles
- Chippenham 8.8 miles
- Yate 14.4 miles
- Melksham 14.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Paul Malmesbury Without Parish 1.4 miles
- Brokenborough Parish 1.6 miles
- Lea Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Lea and Cleverton Parish 2.2 miles
- Corston Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Little Somerford Parish 2.7 miles
- Easton Grey Parish 3 miles
- Charlton Parish 3.1 miles
- Shipton Moyne Parish 3.1 miles
- Norton Parish 3.1 miles
- Crudwell Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Long Newnton Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Malmesbury
SN16 0BA, SN16 9GL, SN16 9HZ, SN16 9UG, SN16 0EN, SN16 0FS, SN16 9GW, SN16 9GY, SN16 0HS … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 30.2 miles
- Southampton Airport 54.4 miles
- Kemble Railway Station 7 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 8.6 miles
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Schools in Malmesbury
- Malmesbury C of E Primary School Primary
- Malmesbury School Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury Primary
Local points of interest
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 5.8 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 7.3 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 9.1 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 9.7 miles
- Hartham Country house 10.5 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 11 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 13.9 miles
- County Ground Stadium 14.1 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 15 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 15.1 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 15.4 miles