Stert is a small, quietly rural parish in Wiltshire, England, lying on the eastern edge of the Vale of Pewsey a few miles to the east of Devizes. It sits on chalk downland that merges into the southern fringes of Salisbury Plain, so the landscape is dominated by arable fields, rolling downs and a network of footpaths popular with walkers and riders.
Historically the area shows signs of long settlement and the village retains a compact core of historic buildings and a parish church, while farmsteads and cottages are scattered around the lanes. The local economy remains largely agricultural, supplemented by commuting to nearby towns and small-scale rural businesses; socially it’s a close-knit community with the quiet, low‑density character that draws people looking for countryside life within reach of larger market towns.
Postcode districts covering Stert
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 18 miles29 km
- Bath 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Salisbury 18.9 miles30.3 km
- Andover 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Trowbridge 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Chipping Sodbury 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Chippenham 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Frome 19.9 miles32 km
- Melksham 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Melksham Without 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Devizes 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Warminster 13.3 miles21.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Etchilhampton Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Urchfont Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Devizes East Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Devizes South Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Urchfont & Bishops Cannings Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Devizes Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Potterne Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Patney Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Easterton Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Devizes North Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Chirton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- All Cannings Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Stert
SN10 3JQ, SN10 3HZ, SN10 3JF, SN10 3JB, SN10 3HX, SN10 3HY, SN10 3JE, SN10 3JG, SN10 3JA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 33.2 miles53.5 km
- Southampton Airport 36.9 miles59.4 km
- Pewsey Railway Station 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Melksham Railway Station 8.9 miles14.3 km
Hotels near Stert Ad
- Castle Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.6 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 9 miles14.5 km
Local points of interest
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 8 miles12.9 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 13 miles21 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Hartham Country house 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Burderop Park Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 16.5 miles26.5 km