Shrewton is a sizeable village and civil parish on the southern edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. It has a compact high street with local shops, a couple of pubs and a village hall, and a parish church surrounded by a mix of cottages and 19th‑century buildings that give the place a quietly rural character.
The village sits close to some of the country’s most famous archaeology - the chalk downland and ancient barrows of Salisbury Plain, with Stonehenge not far away - and that proximity means a visible military and agricultural presence alongside tourism. Community life is driven by local events, the primary school and sports clubs, while the surrounding farmland and training areas shape both the economy and the landscape.
Postcode districts covering Shrewton
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 23.8 miles
- Salisbury 9.2 miles
- Andover 18.1 miles
- Trowbridge 15.8 miles
- Chippenham 20.7 miles
- Frome 19.9 miles
- Melksham 16 miles
- Melksham Without 16 miles
- Devizes 11.7 miles
- Warminster 12.2 miles
- Calne 17.4 miles
- Calne Without 17.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Orcheston Parish 1.3 miles
- Winterbourne Stoke Parish 1.5 miles
- Till Valley Ward 2.4 miles
- Berwick St. James Parish 2.8 miles
- Tilshead Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Stapleford Parish 3.7 miles
- Larkhill Built-up area 4.2 miles
- Wilsford cum Lake Parish 4.5 miles
- Steeple Langford Parish 4.5 miles
- Durrington Parish 4.7 miles
- Chitterne Built-up area 4.8 miles
- Figheldean Parish 5 miles
Example postcodes in Shrewton
SP3 4JU, SP3 4JH, SP3 4ER, SP3 4QF, SP3 4DJ, SP3 4LB, SP3 4EZ, SP3 4JT, SP3 4EB … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 28.7 miles
- Southampton Airport 29.1 miles
- Salisbury Station 9.5 miles
- Pewsey Railway Station 11.7 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 9.7 miles
Hotels near Shrewton Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 5.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 6.4 miles
- Fairlawn House 5.5 miles
- The Stones Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- The Merchant's House 4 9.9 miles
- The Old Mill 4 9.9 miles
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 10 miles
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 9.8 miles
- Antrobus Hotel 3 5.4 miles
Schools in Shrewton
- Shrewton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 3.5 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 5.2 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 12.3 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 14 miles
- Western Downs Hill 14 miles
- Norman Court Estate 15.2 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 15.4 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.5 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.5 miles
- Longleat Country house 16.1 miles