Norton Bavant is a small, quiet village and parish in rural Wiltshire, England, tucked into the chalk landscape of the Wylye valley on the edge of Salisbury Plain. The surrounding chalk downland and the nearby River Wylye give the area classic Hampshire/Wiltshire scenery - good walking country with reminders of ancient activity in the form of earthworks and barrows on the downs.
Despite its modest size the village has a strong sense of history and community: the parish church has medieval origins and there are a number of old farmhouses and a manor house reflecting centuries of agricultural life. Many residents work locally on farms or commute to nearby market towns such as Warminster and Salisbury, while the setting and quiet lanes make it popular with walkers and anyone seeking a peaceful rural base.
Postcode districts covering Norton Bavant
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 24.9 miles40 km
- Salisbury 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Trowbridge 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Chippenham 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Frome 10 miles16.1 km
- Melksham 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Melksham Without 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Devizes 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Warminster 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Calne 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Calne Without 17.1 miles27.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Bishopstrow Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Heytesbury Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sutton Veny Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Warminster East Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Wylye Valley Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Knook Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Warminster Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Warminster Broadway Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Crockerton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Boyton Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Upton Lovell Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Warminster West Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Norton Bavant
BA12 7BB, BA12 0EN, BA12 7BA, BA12 7BD, BA12 0EW, BA12 7BQ, BA12 0EP
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 28.6 miles46 km
- Bournemouth Airport 31.2 miles50.2 km
- Warminster Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
Hotels near Norton Bavant Ad
- Home Farm 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 0.8 miles1.2 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Foresters 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 6.2 miles10 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Stourhead Estate 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 11.1 miles17.9 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Western Downs Hill 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 15.4 miles24.7 km