Tisbury sits in the Nadder Valley in south-west Wiltshire, straddling the gentle slopes beside the River Nadder and close to the rolling chalk of Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The settlement has a recognisable historic core with a parish church and traditional high street, and the surrounding countryside bears traces of a long building and agricultural history, including local stone working that supplied regional projects in past centuries.
The area combines a rural economy of farms and small businesses with a commuter and visitor element thanks to a railway station that provides links to Salisbury and the wider south-west. Community life is lively for a village size, centred on village halls, pubs and seasonal events, while conservation and sustainable local initiatives feature strongly alongside tourism and heritage interests.
Postcode districts covering Tisbury
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 23 miles37 km
- Poole 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Yeovil 23.6 miles38 km
- Salisbury 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Trowbridge 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Frome 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Melksham 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Melksham Without 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Devizes 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Ferndown 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Ferndown Town 18.6 miles30 km
- Warminster 12.4 miles19.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Donhead St. Andrew Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- West Tisbury Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Ansty Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Sedgehill and Semley Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Donhead St. Mary Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Higher Coombe Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Berwick St. John Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Tisbury Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Swallowcliffe Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Shaftesbury Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Shaftesbury Town Ward 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Fonthill Gifford Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Tisbury
SP7 9DW, SP7 9BY, SP7 9DG, SP3 6SL, SP3 6RY, SP7 9EX, SP7 9NL, SP3 6QT, SP3 6NY … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 21 miles33.9 km
- Southampton Airport 33.6 miles54.1 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Gillingham 6.7 miles10.7 km
Hotels near Tisbury Ad
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Museum Inn 4 6.9 miles11.2 km
- The Talbot 2 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
Schools in Tisbury
- St John's C of E Primary School, Tisbury Primary
- Wardour Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wardour Castle Estate 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 3 miles4.7 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Western Downs Hill 5.6 miles9 km
- Stourhead Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Crichel House Estate 12.1 miles19.5 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Longleat Country house 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 13 miles21 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 16.4 miles26.4 km