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 miles33.1 km
- Swindon 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Bath 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Stroud 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Trowbridge 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Chipping Sodbury 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Chippenham 5 miles8 km
- Yate 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Frome 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Melksham 1 mile1.7 km
- Melksham Without 1 mile1.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Beanacre Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Melksham Forest Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Melksham Without Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Melksham Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Shaw Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Melksham South Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Whitley Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Melksham East Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Broughton Gifford Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Gastard Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bowerhill Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bowden Hill Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Melksham Without North & Shurnhold
SN12 8EZ, SN12 8FG, SN12 8BP, SN12 8BX, SN12 8FA, SN12 8DL, SN12 8AQ, SN12 8RD, SN12 8BA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 25 miles40.2 km
- Bournemouth Airport 44 miles70.8 km
- Melksham Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
Hotels near Melksham Without North & Shurnhold Ad
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Castle Hotel 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The White Hart 6.9 miles11.2 km
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 8.2 miles13.3 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Widbrook Grange 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 4 miles6.5 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Hartham Country house 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 11 miles17.8 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 11.8 miles19 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 12.3 miles19.8 km