Upton Lovell is a small village in Wiltshire, set in the chalk Wylye valley on the banks of the River Wylye, a few miles from Warminster and on the edge of the Salisbury Plain. The rolling downland, public footpaths and visible ancient earthworks make it a pleasant spot for walkers and anyone interested in the county's prehistoric landscape.
Historically a farming community, the village still shows its rural roots in stone cottages, a small medieval church and several listed buildings, while prehistoric barrows on the surrounding hills testify to long settlement. Today the population is small and mixed between local agriculture and commuters to nearby towns, with village life quietly centred on community events and the countryside that draws occasional visitors.
Postcode districts covering Upton Lovell
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 19.2 miles31 km
- Salisbury 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Trowbridge 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Chippenham 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Frome 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Melksham 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Melksham Without 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Devizes 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Warminster 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Calne 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Calne Without 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Westbury 8.2 miles13.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Boyton Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Knook Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Codford St. Peter Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Sherrington Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Codford Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Heytesbury Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Wylye Valley Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Stockton Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Sutton Veny Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Norton Bavant Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Chitterne Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Bishopstrow Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Upton Lovell
BA12 0JN, BA12 0FB, BA12 0JR, BA12 0JL, BA12 0JH, BA12 0JW, BA12 0JJ, BA12 0JP, BA12 0JY
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 28.6 miles46.1 km
- Bristol Airport 31.5 miles50.7 km
- Warminster Railway Station 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
Hotels near Upton Lovell Ad
- Home Farm 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 3.7 miles6 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 5.2 miles8.3 km
Local points of interest
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Longleat Country house 8.7 miles14 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 9.3 miles15 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Stourhead Estate 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Western Downs Hill 12 miles19.3 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 12.4 miles20 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 12.8 miles20.5 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 13.9 miles22.4 km