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 7HE, SN12 7PH, SN12 7EF, SN12 7BS, SN12 7BU, SN12 7ED, SN12 7ET, SN12 7JT, SN12 7DW … 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
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 0.9 miles
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 4.7 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 7.6 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 6 miles
- The White Hart 7.8 miles
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 8.6 miles
- The Duke Hotel 4 9.6 miles
- Widbrook Grange 3 5.7 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