Shrewton is a large village and civil parish in Wiltshire, sitting on the north‑west edge of Salisbury Plain. It functions as a local centre for surrounding hamlets, with shops, pubs, a primary school and community facilities; agriculture and local services are important to the economy and many people also commute to nearby towns or work on MOD training areas on the Plain.
The parish is surrounded by chalk downland scattered with prehistoric barrows and earthworks, and is within easy reach of famous ancient sites such as Stonehenge, giving the area a long and layered history. Social life is village‑centred, with annual events, sports clubs and a historic parish church, while the mix of rural farming, archaeology and military land gives Shrewton a distinctive character.
Postcode districts covering Shrewton
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 23.9 miles
- Salisbury 9.2 miles
- Andover 17.8 miles
- Trowbridge 16 miles
- Chippenham 20.7 miles
- Frome 20.2 miles
- Melksham 16.1 miles
- Melksham Without 16 miles
- Devizes 11.7 miles
- Warminster 12.5 miles
- Calne 17.3 miles
- Calne Without 17.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shrewton Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Winterbourne Stoke Parish 1.4 miles
- Orcheston Parish 1.5 miles
- Till Valley Ward 2.4 miles
- Berwick St. James Parish 3 miles
- Tilshead Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Stapleford Parish 3.8 miles
- Larkhill Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Wilsford cum Lake Parish 4.3 miles
- Durrington Parish 4.4 miles
- Figheldean Parish 4.7 miles
- Steeple Langford Parish 4.8 miles
Example postcodes in Shrewton
SP3 4EX, SP3 4DJ, SP3 4DN, SP3 4QF, SP3 4LA, SP3 4HD, SP3 4EY, SP3 4EU, SP3 4HJ … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 28.8 miles
- Southampton Airport 28.9 miles
- Salisbury Station 9.5 miles
- Pewsey Railway Station 11.4 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 9.7 miles
Hotels near Shrewton Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 5.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 6.1 miles
- Fairlawn House 5.2 miles
- The Stones Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 4 9.4 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 5.2 miles
Schools in Shrewton
- Shrewton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 3.2 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 4.9 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 5.1 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 10 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 12.7 miles
- Western Downs Hill 14.3 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 14.3 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 15 miles
- Norman Court Estate 15 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.2 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.2 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 15.9 miles