Tidworth sits on the eastern edge of Wiltshire, close to the county boundary with Hampshire, and overlooks the rolling chalk of Salisbury Plain. The parish combines suburban streets and neighbourhoods with expanses of downland and a scattering of Bronze Age barrows and other archaeological features typical of the Plain, putting it within easy reach of wider historic landscapes such as Stonehenge and the market town of Andover.
Much of Tidworth’s character comes from its long relationship with the British Army: large barracks and parade grounds built in the 19th and 20th centuries transformed a small rural village into a garrison town, so the local economy and social life remain oriented around service families, shops, schools and community facilities. Historic buildings like Tedworth House and the regimented street pattern of the camp sit alongside more recent housing, giving Tidworth a distinct military heritage blended with everyday civilian life.
Postcode districts covering Tidworth
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Swindon 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Basingstoke 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Eastleigh 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Eastleigh Town 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Winchester 19 miles30.5 km
- Salisbury 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Andover 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Trowbridge 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Totton 23 miles37 km
- Totton and Eling 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Newbury 18.6 miles29.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Tidworth North & West Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Tidworth Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Perham Down Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Tidworth East & Ludgershall South Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ludgershall Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Bellinger Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Shipton Bellinger Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Kimpton Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ludgershall North & Rural Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Collingbourne Ducis Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Thruxton Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Amport Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Tidworth
SP9 7PU, SP9 7HG, SP9 7AQ, SP9 7LJ, SP9 7XN, SP9 7QL, SP9 7LG, SP9 7GZ, SP9 7SH … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Bournemouth Airport 32.7 miles52.6 km
- Grateley Railway Station 5 miles8 km
- Andover Railway Station 7.4 miles11.9 km
Hotels near Tidworth Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 7 miles11.2 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Gray Manor Hotel 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Star and Garter 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Fairlawn House 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Best Western Andover 8.7 miles14 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Antrobus Hotel 3 7.1 miles11.4 km
Schools in Tidworth
- Clarendon Infants' School Primary
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) Primary
- The Wellington Academy Secondary
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy Primary
- Zouch Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Ramridge House Estate 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 8.1 miles13 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Norman Court Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15 miles24.1 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Hursley Park Estate 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Broadlands Country house 18.8 miles30.2 km