Sutton Veny is a small village in Wiltshire, set in the chalk of the Wylye valley on the banks of the River Wylye, close to the southern edge of Salisbury Plain and a few miles from Warminster. The landscape is classic chalk downland with tumuli and wide skies, and the clear chalk stream running through the village is valued by anglers and wildlife enthusiasts.
The village has a long history and a strong local community: the parish church has medieval roots and was much restored in the Victorian era, and the area bears reminders of 20th‑century military use on the Plain and a small war graves plot from the First World War. Economically it remains largely rural, with farms, a handful of local businesses and many residents who commute to nearby towns, while walkers and heritage visitors come for the scenery and quiet village life.
Postcode districts covering Sutton Veny
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 17 miles
- Salisbury 16.3 miles
- Trowbridge 10.5 miles
- Chippenham 19.7 miles
- Frome 9.6 miles
- Melksham 13.8 miles
- Melksham Without 13.8 miles
- Devizes 14 miles
- Warminster 2.6 miles
- Calne 19.3 miles
- Calne Without 18.4 miles
- Westbury 6.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wylye Valley Ward 1.3 miles
- Norton Bavant Parish 1.3 miles
- Bishopstrow Parish 1.4 miles
- Heytesbury Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Warminster East Ward 2.2 miles
- Longbridge Deverill Parish 2.3 miles
- Crockerton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Boyton Parish 2.6 miles
- Warminster Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Knook Parish 2.7 miles
- Warminster Broadway Ward 2.7 miles
- Upton Lovell Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Sutton Veny
BA12 7BF, BA12 7BR, BA12 7AZ, BA12 7AL, BA12 7AP, BA12 7BU, BA12 7AS, BA12 7BY, BA12 7BT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 28.7 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 30.3 miles
- Warminster Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 5.8 miles
Hotels near Sutton Veny Ad
- Bishopstrow Hotel and Spa 4 1.5 miles
- The Dove Inn 4 2.3 miles
- The Old Bell Inn 2.6 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 5.6 miles
- The George Inn 4 2.1 miles
- The Hollies Inn 4 5.6 miles
- The Lamb Inn 5.6 miles
- The George Inn 3 8.1 miles
- The Archangel,Restaurant & Bar with Rooms 8.6 miles
- The Bell & Crown 9.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 5.8 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 7.3 miles
- Stourhead Estate 9 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 9.7 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 10 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 10.5 miles
- Western Downs Hill 13.6 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 13.7 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 14 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 15 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 15 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles