Stapleford is a small, rural village and civil parish in Wiltshire, in south‑west England, lying close to the border with Somerset and within easy reach of the market towns of Trowbridge and Frome. Set among rolling farmland and small streams, the village retains a compact core with a medieval parish church (much of it restored in the Victorian era), several listed buildings and traces of traditional farmsteads that reflect its long agricultural past.
Historically centred on farming - the name likely comes from Old English for a ford marked by a post - Stapleford today has a mixed local economy of agriculture, small enterprises and commuters who travel to nearby towns. Social life is quiet and community‑minded, with village events, a hall or pub often acting as focal points, and plenty of lanes and footpaths that attract walkers wanting a taste of rural Wiltshire.
Postcode districts covering Stapleford
Most populated places nearby
- Salisbury 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Andover 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Trowbridge 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Chippenham 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Totton 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Totton and Eling 23 miles36.9 km
- Frome 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Melksham 19.3 miles31 km
- Melksham Without 19.3 miles31 km
- Devizes 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Ferndown 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Ferndown Town 23.8 miles38.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Berwick St. James Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Great Wishford Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Till Valley Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- South Newton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Woodford Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Winterbourne Stoke Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Steeple Langford Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Wilsford cum Lake Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Shrewton Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Durnford Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Barford St. Martin Parish 4 miles6.4 km
- Salisbury Bemerton Heath Ward 4.3 miles6.9 km
Example postcodes in Stapleford
SP3 4LX, SP3 4LL, SP3 4LG, SP3 4LS, SP3 4UJ, SP3 4UH, SP3 4UQ, SP3 4LP, SP3 4LN … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 25 miles40.3 km
- Southampton Airport 26.6 miles42.8 km
- Salisbury Station 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 9.9 miles16 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 6.4 miles10.3 km
Hotels near Stapleford Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Riverside 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Old Mill 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Merchant's House 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Fairlawn House 5.2 miles8.4 km
Local points of interest
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 5 miles8.1 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 6.2 miles10 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Western Downs Hill 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 11.8 miles19 km
- Norman Court Estate 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Ramridge House Estate 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Longleat Country house 17 miles27.4 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 18 miles28.9 km