Salisbury is a compact cathedral city in Wiltshire, England, sited at the confluence of the River Avon and the Nadder. Its skyline is dominated by Salisbury Cathedral, a largely 13th‑century building with the tallest church spire in the UK and home to one of the surviving original copies of the Magna Carta. The city sits close to the sweeping grasslands of Salisbury Plain and prehistoric landmarks such as Stonehenge and the hillfort at Old Sarum, which underline its long human history.
Today Salisbury mixes tourism, public services and retail with a lively cultural life - a medieval market still thrives in the centre and there are active theatres and festivals around the year, including offerings at Salisbury Playhouse. Its compact historic centre, riverside water meadows and surrounding military training areas on the plain give the city a distinctive blend of heritage, community activity and countryside access.
Postcode districts covering Salisbury
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Bournemouth 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Eastleigh 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Eastleigh Town 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Winchester 21 miles33.8 km
- Christchurch 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Andover 16.8 miles27 km
- Trowbridge 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Totton 16.8 miles27 km
- Totton and Eling 17.2 miles27.7 km
- New Milton 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Hythe and Dibden 22.3 miles35.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Salisbury St. Paul's Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Salisbury St. Edmund's Ward 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Salisbury St. Francis & Stratford Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Salisbury Milford Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Salisbury Harnham East Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Salisbury Harnham West Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Laverstock Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Netherhampton Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Salisbury Bemerton Heath Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Quidhampton Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Old Sarum Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Salisbury
SP1 2HN, SP1 3WA, SP2 7AQ, SP2 8NW, SP1 1EL, SP2 7TP, SP2 7AP, SP1 2AH, SP1 3PY … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 20.5 miles33 km
- Southampton Airport 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Salisbury Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Dean Railway Station 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 0.5 miles0.9 km
Hotels in Salisbury Ad
- The Riverside 4
- The Merchant's House 4
- The Old Mill 4
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4
Schools in Salisbury
- Bemerton St John C of E Primary Primary
- Bishop Wordsworth's C of E Grammar School Secondary
- Brunel College Independent - secondary
- Chafyn Grove School Independent - all ages
- Exeter House Special School Special
- Godolphin School Independent - all ages
- Greentrees Primary School Primary
- Harnham C of E Controlled Junior School Primary
- Harnham Infants' School Primary
- Leehurst Swan School Independent - all ages
- Pembroke Park Primary School Primary
- Salisbury Cathedral School Independent - all ages
- Salisbury Sixth Form College Further education
- Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School Primary
- Sarum Academy Secondary
- Sarum St Paul's C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- South Wilts Grammar School Secondary
- St Andrew's C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic School Secondary
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Local points of interest
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Norman Court Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Western Downs Hill 10 miles16.1 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Embley House Estate 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Castle Malwood Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Ramridge House Estate 14.7 miles23.6 km