Old Sarum sits on a low chalk hill just north of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, and is striking for its concentric earthworks and panoramic views over the Salisbury Plain and the valley of the River Avon. The site has continuous occupation from an Iron Age hillfort through Roman and Saxon phases to a Norman motte-and-bailey and a royal castle, so you can still see the outline of ramparts, the motte and the ruined stone foundations of an early cathedral.
Historically the old hill-top city was largely abandoned when the cathedral was re-sited to what became modern Salisbury, and later the site even became notorious as a parliamentary "rotten borough" until reforms in the 19th century. Today Old Sarum is a scheduled monument and a popular short visit for walkers, school groups and anyone interested in archaeology, with few economic activities beyond heritage tourism and events on the grassland.
Postcode districts covering Old Sarum
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Eastleigh 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Eastleigh Town 21 miles33.8 km
- Winchester 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Salisbury 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Christchurch 25 miles40.2 km
- Andover 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Trowbridge 23.6 miles38 km
- Totton 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Totton and Eling 18 miles28.9 km
- Frome 24.6 miles39.5 km
- New Milton 24.7 miles39.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Laverstock Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Salisbury St. Francis & Stratford Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Winterbourne Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Earls Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Durnford Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Winterbourne Gunner Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Salisbury Milford Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Salisbury Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Salisbury Bemerton Heath Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Salisbury St. Edmund's Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Salisbury St. Paul's Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Old Sarum
SP4 6RH, SP4 6SS, SP4 6FP, SP4 6SZ, SP4 6GA, SP4 6LJ, SP4 6PY, SP4 6PU, SP4 6FH … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Bournemouth Airport 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Salisbury Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Dean Railway Station 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Old Sarum Ad
- The Riverside 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Merchant's House 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Old Mill 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
Schools in Old Sarum
- Old Sarum Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Norman Court Estate 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Western Downs Hill 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Ramridge House Estate 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Embley House Estate 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 14.9 miles24 km
- Broadlands Country house 15 miles24.2 km