The Melksham Forest ward sits on the outer edges of the market town of Melksham in north‑west Wiltshire, England, combining suburban neighbourhoods with pockets of farmland and small business areas. Its name echoes the patchwork of historic woodland and open countryside that once characterised the higher ground around the town.
Locally the ward has a community feel, with a mix of long‑established residents and newer commuters who travel to larger centres such as Chippenham and Trowbridge. The local economy blends services, light industry and agriculture, while leisure and local life are shaped by easy access to waterways like the Kennet and Avon Canal and the surrounding Wiltshire countryside, reflecting the area’s market‑town and rural heritage.
Postcode districts covering Melksham Forest
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Swindon 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Bath 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Trowbridge 5 miles8 km
- Chipping Sodbury 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Chippenham 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Yate 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Frome 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Melksham 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Melksham Without 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Devizes 6.2 miles10 km
Neighbouring places
- Melksham Without Parish 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Melksham Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Melksham East Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Melksham South Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Melksham Without North & Shurnhold Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Beanacre Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Bowerhill Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Shaw Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Broughton Gifford Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Whitley Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bowden Hill Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Seend Cleeve Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Melksham Forest
SN12 7AT, SN12 7AX, SN12 7JE, SN12 7HJ, SN12 7HD, SN12 7HA, SN12 7EJ, SN12 7FE, SN12 7DL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 25.4 miles40.9 km
- Bournemouth Airport 43.1 miles69.4 km
- Melksham Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Trowbridge Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
Hotels near Melksham Forest Ad
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Castle Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 6 miles9.7 km
- Widbrook Grange 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The White Hart 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 9.1 miles14.7 km
Schools in Melksham Forest
- River Mead School Primary
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 4.3 miles7 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Hartham Country house 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 9.9 miles16 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12 miles19.3 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 12.5 miles20 km