Perham Down is a small settlement on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, close to the towns of Tidworth and Ludgershall. The landscape is typical chalk downland with rolling fields, grazing and the archaeological traces of Bronze Age barrows and ancient trackways that characterise much of the plain.
The village’s character and economy are shaped by a long military presence - notably Perham Down Camp and extensive MOD training areas - so the community is small, service‑oriented and often linked to army life. Away from camps and ranges the area supports chalk grassland wildlife and quiet rural pursuits, giving it a mix of military, historic and natural interest.
Postcode districts covering Perham Down
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Swindon 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Basingstoke 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Eastleigh 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Eastleigh Town 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Winchester 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Salisbury 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Andover 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Totton 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Totton and Eling 23 miles37.1 km
- Newbury 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Thatcham 19.7 miles31.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Tidworth East & Ludgershall South Ward 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Ludgershall Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Tidworth North & West Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Kimpton Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Tidworth Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bellinger Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Fyfield Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Shipton Bellinger Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Thruxton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Ludgershall North & Rural Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Amport Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Collingbourne Ducis Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Perham Down
SP11 9LE, SP11 9JY, SP11 9LQ, SP11 9LJ, SP11 9LS, SP11 9JZ, SP11 9JT, SP11 9FQ, SP11 9LH … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Bournemouth Airport 33 miles53.1 km
- Grateley Railway Station 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Andover Railway Station 6.5 miles10.5 km
Hotels near Perham Down Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Gray Manor Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.9 km
- The Star and Garter 4 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Best Western Andover 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Fairlawn House 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Antrobus Hotel 3 7.9 miles12.7 km
Local points of interest
- Ramridge House Estate 4 miles6.5 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 7.5 miles12 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 8 miles13 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Norman Court Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 16 miles25.7 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Hursley Park Estate 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 18 miles29 km