Wilton is a small market town and electoral ward in Wiltshire, immediately west of Salisbury where the River Wylye meets the River Nadder. The ward combines a compact historic centre of stone buildings with surrounding rural hamlets on the edge of Salisbury Plain, giving it a mix of river-valley scenery and easy access to larger urban services.
Historically noted for its medieval cloth trade and later carpet manufacture - famously under the name Wilton Carpets - the town also benefits from the presence of Wilton House, a major country-house attraction that draws visitors and supports local events. Today the local economy blends tourism, light industry and commuter households, while a tight-knit community maintains markets, local clubs and village-style social life characteristic of many Wiltshire towns.
Postcode districts covering Wilton
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Bournemouth 23 miles37 km
- Poole 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Eastleigh 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Eastleigh Town 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Winchester 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Salisbury 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Christchurch 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Andover 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Trowbridge 23 miles37 km
- Totton 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Totton and Eling 18.8 miles30.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Quidhampton Parish 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Wilton Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Netherhampton Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Salisbury Bemerton Heath Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Salisbury St. Paul's Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Salisbury Harnham West Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Salisbury Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Burcombe Without Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Salisbury St. Edmund's Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Salisbury St. Francis & Stratford Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Salisbury Harnham East Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Wilton
SP2 0RS, SP2 0DT, SP2 0JH, SP2 0LR, SP2 9AX, SP2 0EA, SP2 0AF, SP2 9NG, SP2 0BS … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Southampton Airport 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Salisbury Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Dean Railway Station 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Salisbury Bus Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Wilton Ad
- The Riverside 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Old Mill 4 2 miles3.2 km
- The Merchant's House 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Stones Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
Schools in Wilton
- Oneschool Global Uk Salisbury Campus Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Western Downs Hill 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Norman Court Estate 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 11.2 miles18 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 11.2 miles18 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Embley House Estate 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Castle Malwood Estate 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Crichel House Estate 16 miles25.8 km