The civil parish of Wilcot, Huish and Oare sits in rural Wiltshire, England, tucked into the Vale of Pewsey between the Marlborough Downs and Salisbury Plain. It comprises three small villages and surrounding farmland, with a dispersed pattern of lanes, hedgerows and chalk downland that make it popular for quiet walks and wildlife spotting.
The area has a long agricultural history and contains several historic houses and churches dating from medieval and Georgian periods; village life revolves around farming, small‑scale local services, community events and the parish council, while many residents commute to nearby market towns such as Marlborough and Devizes. Visitors are often drawn by the tranquillity, traditional buildings and the archaeological interest of the surrounding landscape.
Postcode districts covering Wilcot, Huish and Oare
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 14.7 miles
- Bath 24.7 miles
- Salisbury 19.5 miles
- Andover 16.7 miles
- Trowbridge 17.9 miles
- Chippenham 15.7 miles
- Newbury 20.6 miles
- Thatcham 23.3 miles
- Melksham 14.7 miles
- Melksham Without 14.6 miles
- Wantage 22.6 miles
- Grove 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oare Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Pewsey Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Manningford Parish 2.1 miles
- Alton Parish 2.4 miles
- Woodborough Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Milton Lilbourne Built-up area 2.8 miles
- West Overton Parish 2.9 miles
- Pewsey Vale West Ward 2.9 miles
- North Newnton Parish 3 miles
- Wootton Rivers Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Stanton St. Bernard Parish 3.4 miles
- Beechingstoke Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Wilcot, Huish and Oare
SN8 4JL, SN9 5NP, SN8 4JJ, SN8 4JF, SN8 4JE, SN9 5NR, SN8 4JH, SN8 4JB, SN8 4JP … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 34 miles
- Bristol Airport 40 miles
- Pewsey Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Bedwyn Railway Station 8.5 miles
Hotels near Wilcot, Huish and Oare Ad
- Antelope Inn 4.5 miles
- Castle and Ball 3 5 miles
- The Green Dragon 5.1 miles
- The Bear Marlborough 3 5.1 miles
- Premier Inn Marlborough 3 4.9 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 8.6 miles
- The Dog and Gun 8.4 miles
- The Bear Hotel 3 8.8 miles
- The Lamb Inn 3 5.1 miles
- Elderbrook House 6.9 miles
Schools in Wilcot, Huish and Oare
- Oare C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 4.8 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 5 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 5.5 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 6 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 11 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 12.1 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 12.2 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 12.5 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 12.8 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 12.9 miles
- County Ground Stadium 14.3 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 14.4 miles