Tidworth East & Ludgershall South sits on the northern fringe of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, taking in the eastern suburbs of Tidworth and the southern part of Ludgershall. The area is characterised by rolling chalk downland, open training areas and pockets of garrison housing alongside ribbon developments and small farms, with relatively easy road links to nearby centres such as Salisbury and Andover.
There is a strong military imprint - Tidworth’s long association with the army and nearby training grounds shapes the local economy and community life - yet historic touches remain, notably the ruins of Ludgershall Castle and surviving rural traditions. Socially the ward mixes long‑standing rural households with a transient military population, supporting local shops, pubs, clubs and outdoor pastimes like riding and walking on the plain.
Postcode districts covering Tidworth East & Ludgershall South
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 24.4 miles
- Swindon 23.8 miles
- Basingstoke 23.3 miles
- Eastleigh 22.4 miles
- Eastleigh Town 22.7 miles
- Winchester 18.2 miles
- Salisbury 13.5 miles
- Andover 6.7 miles
- Totton 22.8 miles
- Totton and Eling 23 miles
- Newbury 17.7 miles
- Thatcham 19.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Perham Down Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Ludgershall Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Kimpton Parish 1.3 miles
- Tidworth North & West Ward 1.3 miles
- Bellinger Ward 1.5 miles
- Tidworth Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Fyfield Parish 2.6 miles
- Thruxton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Ludgershall North & Rural Ward 2.8 miles
- Shipton Bellinger Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Amport Parish 3.1 miles
- Appleshaw Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Tidworth East & Ludgershall South
SP9 7SQ, SP11 9SU, SP11 9JY, SP11 9JZ, SP9 7HN, SP11 9BW, SP9 7GG, SP11 9RQ, SP11 9FN … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 23.3 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 33.1 miles
- Grateley Railway Station 4.9 miles
- Andover Railway Station 6.4 miles
Hotels near Tidworth East & Ludgershall South Ad
- Crown and Anchor 4 9.8 miles
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 7.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 6.9 miles
- Gray Manor Hotel 3 3.7 miles
- The Star and Garter 4 7.1 miles
- Fairlawn House 7.9 miles
- Best Western Andover 3 7.7 miles
- Antrobus Hotel 3 8 miles
Local points of interest
- Ramridge House Estate 3.9 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 7.6 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 8 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 8 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 9.4 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 10.1 miles
- Norman Court Estate 12 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 15.5 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 16.1 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 16.2 miles
- Hursley Park Estate 17.5 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 17.9 miles