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 miles
- Poole 21.9 miles
- Yeovil 23.6 miles
- Salisbury 14.1 miles
- Trowbridge 20.6 miles
- Frome 15.7 miles
- Melksham 23.9 miles
- Melksham Without 23.9 miles
- Devizes 23.1 miles
- Ferndown 18.3 miles
- Ferndown Town 18.6 miles
- Warminster 12.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Donhead St. Andrew Parish 1.2 miles
- West Tisbury Parish 2 miles
- Ansty Parish 2.1 miles
- Sedgehill and Semley Parish 2.2 miles
- Donhead St. Mary Parish 2.4 miles
- Higher Coombe Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Berwick St. John Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Tisbury Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Swallowcliffe Parish 3.1 miles
- Shaftesbury Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Shaftesbury Town Ward 3.5 miles
- Fonthill Gifford Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Tisbury
SP3 6UD, SP7 9NJ, SP3 6HZ, SP7 9NA, SP3 6LU, SP3 6NH, SP3 6RN, SP3 6HX, SP7 9EX … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 21 miles
- Southampton Airport 33.6 miles
- Tisbury Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Gillingham 6.7 miles
Hotels in Tisbury Ad
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 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 3 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 5.3 miles
- Western Downs Hill 5.6 miles
- Stourhead Estate 10.1 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 11.6 miles
- Crichel House Estate 12.1 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12.2 miles
- Longleat Country house 12.8 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 13 miles
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 13.7 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 16.4 miles