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 miles27.4 km
- Salisbury 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Trowbridge 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Chippenham 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Frome 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Melksham 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Melksham Without 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Devizes 14 miles22.5 km
- Warminster 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Calne 19.3 miles31 km
- Calne Without 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Westbury 6.3 miles10.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Wylye Valley Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Norton Bavant Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Bishopstrow Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Heytesbury Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Warminster East Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Longbridge Deverill Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Crockerton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Boyton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Warminster Built-up area 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Knook Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Warminster Broadway Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Upton Lovell Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Sutton Veny
BA12 7AS, BA12 7AP, BA12 7BS, BA12 7BJ, BA12 7AH, BA12 7BX, BA12 7AU, BA12 7AW, BA12 7AR … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 28.7 miles46.2 km
- Bournemouth Airport 30.3 miles48.8 km
- Warminster Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
Hotels near Sutton Veny Ad
- Home Farm 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 2.6 miles4.1 km
- The Foresters 8.7 miles14 km
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Stourhead Estate 9 miles14.4 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Western Downs Hill 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 14 miles22.5 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 15 miles24.1 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 15 miles24.2 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles25 km