Upton Scudamore is a small, traditionally agricultural village in Wiltshire, set just north of Warminster on the edge of the chalk downs. The compact settlement is characterised by stone cottages, a small parish church with medieval origins and a manor-house history tied to the Scudamore family, giving the village an enduring rural character amid rolling downland and farmland.
Today the community is quiet and close-knit, with much of the local economy still linked to farming alongside residents who commute to nearby towns and cities. Its position near the open spaces of the downs and Salisbury Plain makes it popular for walkers and those seeking a peaceful Wiltshire village rather than for any modern commercial centre.
Postcode districts covering Upton Scudamore
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Bath 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Salisbury 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Trowbridge 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Chippenham 16.4 miles26.5 km
- Yate 24 miles38.5 km
- Frome 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Melksham 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Melksham Without 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Devizes 12.6 miles20.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Warminster West Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Warminster Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Dilton Marsh Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Warminster East Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Warminster Broadway Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Westbury East Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Westbury West Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Westbury Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Chapmanslade Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Westbury North Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Corsley Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Whitbourne Springs Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Upton Scudamore
BA12 7RX, BA12 0AH, BA12 0AE, BA12 0AJ, BA12 0AT, BA12 0DR, BA12 0DP, BA12 0AG, BA12 0AD … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Bournemouth Airport 34.5 miles55.6 km
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Warminster Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
Hotels near Upton Scudamore Ad
- Home Farm 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 3 miles4.9 km
- The Foresters 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Widbrook Grange 3 7.5 miles12 km
- The George Inn 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 4.3 miles7 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Stourhead Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 10.6 miles17 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 13 miles20.9 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 13 miles20.9 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 14.5 miles23.4 km