Melksham Without North & Shurnhold sits on the northern fringe of the market town of Melksham in Wiltshire, a patchwork of small settlements, ribbon housing and agricultural land. The area feels rural but is shaped by transport links such as the A350 and the local railway line serving Melksham, and the nearby Kennet and Avon Canal adds a pleasant historic and recreational corridor for walkers and boaters.
Locally there is a mix of long‑standing farming communities and more recent commuter households who travel to towns like Trowbridge or cities such as Bath. Economically it leans on small‑scale industry and services in and around Melksham, while community life revolves around village halls, pubs and footpaths; historic farmsteads and hedged fields give the ward a distinctly Wiltshire character.
Postcode districts covering Melksham Without North & Shurnhold
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 20.6 miles
- Swindon 19.7 miles
- Bath 9.8 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16.7 miles
- Stroud 24.7 miles
- Trowbridge 5.4 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 14.8 miles
- Chippenham 5 miles
- Yate 16.3 miles
- Frome 16.3 miles
- Melksham 1 mile
- Melksham Without 1 mile
Neighbouring places
- Beanacre Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Melksham Forest Ward 0.9 miles
- Melksham Without Parish 1 mile
- Melksham Built-up area 1 mile
- Shaw Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Melksham South Ward 1.3 miles
- Whitley Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Melksham East Ward 1.4 miles
- Broughton Gifford Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Gastard Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Bowerhill Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Bowden Hill Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Melksham Without North & Shurnhold
SN12 8AH, SN12 8LQ, SN12 8DP, SN12 8BX, SN12 8BU, SN12 8EL, SN12 8AT, SN12 8DH, SN12 8EE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 25 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 44 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 5.2 miles
Hotels near Melksham Without North & Shurnhold Ad
- Beechfield House 4 0.1 miles
- The Kings Arms Hotel 3 1.2 miles
- Sign of the Angel 2 miles
- The White Hart 2.3 miles
- The Methuen Arms 5 3.5 miles
- The George & Dragon 4 5 miles
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 4.5 miles
- The Tollgate Inn 4 3.8 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 6.7 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 6.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 4 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 4.9 miles
- Hartham Country house 4.9 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 9.5 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 9.6 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 9.7 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 9.7 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 11 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 11.8 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 11.8 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 11.8 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12.3 miles