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 miles
- Swindon 19.8 miles
- Bath 10.2 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 17.3 miles
- Trowbridge 5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 15.7 miles
- Chippenham 5.7 miles
- Yate 17.1 miles
- Frome 15.9 miles
- Melksham 0.3 miles
- Melksham Without 0.2 miles
- Devizes 6.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Melksham Without Parish 0.2 miles
- Melksham Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Melksham East Ward 0.5 miles
- Melksham South Ward 0.6 miles
- Melksham Without North & Shurnhold Ward 0.9 miles
- Beanacre Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Bowerhill Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Shaw Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Broughton Gifford Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Whitley Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Bowden Hill Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Seend Cleeve Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Melksham Forest
SN12 7JN, SN12 7BE, SN12 7FB, SN12 7HF, SN12 7PR, SN12 7EF, SN12 7AY, SN12 7SD, SN12 7DF … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 25.4 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 43.1 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Trowbridge Railway Station 5.4 miles
Hotels near Melksham Forest Ad
- The Kings Arms Hotel 3 0.5 miles
- Beechfield House 4 0.9 miles
- Sign of the Angel 2.7 miles
- The White Hart 2.9 miles
- The George & Dragon 4 4.3 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 6 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- The Methuen Arms 5 4.4 miles
- The Tollgate Inn 4 3.7 miles
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 4.7 miles
Schools in Melksham Forest
- River Mead School Primary
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 4.3 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 5.5 miles
- Hartham Country house 5.8 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 9.9 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 10.1 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 10.1 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 10.1 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 11.4 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 11.6 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 12.5 miles