Wilton in Wiltshire is a small market town just outside Salisbury, sitting on the banks of the River Nadder. It has a long history as a Saxon and medieval settlement and was once the county town before Salisbury took prominence; remnants of that past survive in the street plan, the parish church and the site of the old Wilton Abbey.
The town is best known for Wilton House, the grand Jacobean-Palladian estate with notable interiors, parkland and frequent film and TV appearances, and for the long tradition of weaving associated with Wilton Carpets. Today it feels much like a classic English market town - a mix of independent shops, light industry tied to local manufacturing and agriculture, and an active community calendar rooted in its historic setting.
Postcode districts covering Wilton
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 23 miles
- Bournemouth 23 miles
- Poole 24.3 miles
- Eastleigh 24.1 miles
- Eastleigh Town 23.3 miles
- Winchester 23.7 miles
- Salisbury 2.7 miles
- Christchurch 23.4 miles
- Andover 19.1 miles
- Trowbridge 22.6 miles
- Totton 18.9 miles
- Totton and Eling 19.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wilton Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Quidhampton Parish 1.1 miles
- Netherhampton Parish 1.3 miles
- Burcombe Without Parish 1.6 miles
- Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village Ward 1.8 miles
- Salisbury Bemerton Heath Ward 1.8 miles
- South Newton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Salisbury St. Paul's Ward 2.5 miles
- Salisbury Harnham West Ward 2.5 miles
- Salisbury Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Coombe Bissett Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Stratford Toney Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Wilton
SP2 0BD, SP2 0HH, SP2 0LX, SP2 0HY, SP2 0FL, SP2 0FJ, SP2 0AT, SP2 0LS, SP2 0HR … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 20.3 miles
- Southampton Airport 23.7 miles
- Salisbury Station 2.6 miles
- Tisbury Railway Station 9.3 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Wilton Ad
- The Riverside 4 2.9 miles
- The Old Mill 4 2.5 miles
- The Merchant's House 4 3.2 miles
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 7.7 miles
- The Stones Hotel 4 5.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 8.5 miles
- Fairlawn House 7.8 miles
Schools in Wilton
- Oneschool Global Uk Salisbury Campus Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 1.4 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 7.4 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles
- Western Downs Hill 7.8 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 8.3 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 10.6 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 10.6 miles
- Norman Court Estate 10.8 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 10.9 miles
- Crichel House Estate 15.8 miles
- Castle Malwood Estate 16.1 miles
- Embley House Estate 16.2 miles