Tilshead is a small village and civil parish on the chalk of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, lying on the road between Devizes and Salisbury. The setting is strongly defined by wide open downland, prehistoric barrows and tumuli, and the nearby Ministry of Defence training ranges, so the landscape feels more remote than the map suggests; Stonehenge and other ancient sites are part of the same chalkland story.
Historically agricultural with medieval roots, the village still revolves around farming and a close-knit community life centred on the church and village amenities. The military presence and the characterful chalk grassland influence both local economy and leisure - wildflower-rich swards, birdlife and occasional live training make it a distinctive rural place with quieter, community-focused social rhythms.
Postcode districts covering Tilshead
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Bath 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Salisbury 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Andover 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Trowbridge 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Chippenham 17.4 miles28 km
- Frome 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Melksham 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Melksham Without 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Devizes 8.7 miles14 km
- Warminster 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Calne 14.5 miles23.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Orcheston Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- West Lavington Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Shrewton Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Chitterne Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Lavingtons Ward 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Littleton Panell Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Market Lavington Built-up area 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Easterton Built-up area 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Little Cheverell Parish 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Winterbourne Stoke Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Great Cheverell Built-up area 5 miles8.1 km
- Erlestoke Built-up area 5.2 miles8.4 km
Example postcodes in Tilshead
SP3 4SE, SP3 4SD, SP3 4SL, SP3 4SB, SP3 4RB, SP3 4SG, SP3 4RZ, SP3 4SJ, SP3 4RY … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 31.5 miles50.7 km
- Southampton Airport 32.4 miles52.1 km
- Warminster Railway Station 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Westbury Railway Station 10.9 miles17.6 km
Hotels near Tilshead Ad
- Home Farm 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Castle Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.9 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Fairlawn House 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 9.9 miles16 km
- Antrobus Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
Schools in Tilshead
- St Thomas à Becket C of E Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 8.1 miles13 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Longleat Country house 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 15 miles24.2 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 15.8 miles25.4 km