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 miles38.2 km
- Salisbury 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Andover 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Trowbridge 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Chippenham 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Frome 19.9 miles32 km
- Melksham 16 miles25.7 km
- Melksham Without 16 miles25.7 km
- Devizes 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Warminster 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Calne 17.4 miles28 km
- Calne Without 17.4 miles28 km
Neighbouring places
- Orcheston Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Winterbourne Stoke Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Till Valley Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Berwick St. James Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Tilshead Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Stapleford Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Larkhill Built-up area 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Wilsford cum Lake Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Steeple Langford Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Durrington Parish 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Chitterne Built-up area 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Figheldean Parish 5 miles8.1 km
Example postcodes in Shrewton
SP3 4HD, SP3 4DB, SP3 4FA, SP3 4FU, SP3 4BT, SP3 4EQ, SP3 4EE, SP3 4JS, SP3 4DF … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 28.7 miles46.2 km
- Southampton Airport 29.1 miles46.8 km
- Salisbury Station 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Pewsey Railway Station 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 9.7 miles15.7 km
Hotels near Shrewton Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Fairlawn House 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Merchant's House 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- The Old Mill 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 10 miles16 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Antrobus Hotel 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
Schools in Shrewton
- Shrewton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 14 miles22.5 km
- Western Downs Hill 14 miles22.6 km
- Norman Court Estate 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Ramridge House Estate 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.5 miles25 km
- Longleat Country house 16.1 miles26 km