Upavon is a compact rural parish on the banks of the River Avon in the Vale of Pewsey, in eastern Wiltshire, England. It sits at the edge of Salisbury Plain, so the landscape mixes fertile river valley with open downland and is popular with walkers and for grazing agriculture.
The village has a notable aviation heritage - an early military aerodrome, RAF Upavon, played a part in the development of military flying - yet traditional stone cottages and a parish church testify to a longer rural history. Today the parish remains largely agricultural with a close-knit community, local pubs and events, and the continuing influence of nearby military training areas and airfields on the local economy and character.
Postcode districts covering Upavon
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 19.4 miles
- Salisbury 14.8 miles
- Andover 14.5 miles
- Trowbridge 17.7 miles
- Chippenham 18.2 miles
- Newbury 22.1 miles
- Thatcham 24.5 miles
- Melksham 15.6 miles
- Melksham Without 15.5 miles
- Devizes 9.4 miles
- Warminster 17.7 miles
- Calne 13.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Upavon Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Rushall Parish 1.2 miles
- Enford Parish 1.8 miles
- Charlton Parish 2.1 miles
- North Newnton Parish 2.6 miles
- Manningford Parish 2.7 miles
- Wilsford Parish 3 miles
- Pewsey Vale West Ward 3.1 miles
- Fittleton cum Haxton Parish 3.2 miles
- Netheravon Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Everleigh Parish 3.6 miles
- Pewsey Built-up area 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Upavon
SN9 6NB, SN9 6DZ, SN9 6FE, SN9 6BW, SN9 6BH, SN9 6EE, SN9 6BT, SN9 6FG, SN9 6BP … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 30.3 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 35.3 miles
- Pewsey Railway Station 3.8 miles
- Bedwyn Railway Station 10.6 miles
Hotels near Upavon Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 8.1 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 9.5 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 9.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 8 miles
- Castle and Ball by Greene King Inns 3 9.4 miles
- Fairlawn House 8.1 miles
- Gray Manor Hotel 3 8.9 miles
- Antrobus Hotel 3 8.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 7.4 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 7.7 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 7.8 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 8.1 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 8.2 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 9 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 9.9 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 11.9 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 15.1 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 15.7 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 16.5 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 16.9 miles