Milston is a tiny civil parish in Wiltshire, England, lying on the northern edge of Salisbury Plain and overlooking the Vale of Pewsey. There is no concentrated village as such but a scattering of farmsteads and a small cluster of houses; the landscape is classic chalk downland, used largely for arable farming and grazing, with quiet lanes and open views that attract walkers and birdwatchers.
Like many places on the downs, Milston bears traces of a long history - prehistoric barrows and earthworks are visible in the neighbourhood and medieval field patterns survive around the farms. Social life is modest and closely tied to nearby larger villages for services and events, so the parish has a very rural, low‑key character that reflects its agricultural economy and proximity to military training areas on the plain.
Postcode districts covering Milston
Most populated places nearby
- Eastleigh 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Eastleigh Town 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Winchester 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Salisbury 9.3 miles15 km
- Andover 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Trowbridge 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Chippenham 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Totton 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Totton and Eling 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Newbury 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Frome 24 miles38.6 km
- Melksham 19.6 miles31.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Durrington and Bulford Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Bulford Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Durrington Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Figheldean Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Amesbury East & Bulford Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Avon Valley Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Larkhill Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Amesbury West Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Netheravon Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Amesbury Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Fittleton cum Haxton Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Amesbury South Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Milston
SP4 8HY, SP4 8JA, SP4 8HX, SP4 8HZ, SP4 8HT, SP4 8HS, SP4 8GP, SP4 8HU, SP4 8JB
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 25.1 miles40.4 km
- Bournemouth Airport 29.8 miles48 km
- Grateley Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Pewsey Railway Station 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 9.6 miles15.5 km
Hotels near Milston Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Fairlawn House 2.5 miles4.1 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Gray Manor Hotel 3 4.3 miles7 km
- The Merchant's House 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 9.3 miles15 km
- Antrobus Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 9.7 miles15.7 km
Local points of interest
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Ramridge House Estate 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Norman Court Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Western Downs Hill 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 17.7 miles28.5 km