Winterbourne is a small rural parish in Wiltshire, England, taking its name from the seasonal winterbourne streams that cut through the chalk countryside. Its setting of rolling downland, hedged fields and quiet lanes is typical of the county and the landscape shows long continuity of settlement and agriculture, with scattered cottages, farmsteads and traces of older field systems.
The built character mixes historic stone houses and a parish church with more modern homes, and the local economy remains rooted in farming while many residents commute to nearby towns. Community life is centred on the village hall, church and occasional local events, and there is an ongoing local interest in conserving the parish’s rural character while accommodating modest change.
Postcode districts covering Winterbourne
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 20.6 miles
- Eastleigh 20.8 miles
- Eastleigh Town 20.2 miles
- Winchester 19.3 miles
- Salisbury 3.3 miles
- Andover 13.7 miles
- Trowbridge 24.1 miles
- Totton 17.3 miles
- Totton and Eling 17.6 miles
- Hythe and Dibden 22.8 miles
- Hythe and Dibden Purlieu 23.1 miles
- Melksham 24.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley Ward 0.3 miles
- Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Earls Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Winterbourne Gunner Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Old Sarum Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Gomeldon Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Porton Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Laverstock Parish 2 miles
- Durnford Parish 2.2 miles
- Firsdown Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Salisbury St. Francis & Stratford Ward 2.6 miles
- Idmiston Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Salisbury Milford Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Winterbourne
SP4 6HS, SP4 6HW, SP4 6EH, SP4 6PP, SP4 6ER, SP4 6HY, SP4 6EL, SP4 6HR, SP4 6LP … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 20.8 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 23.3 miles
- Salisbury Station 3.6 miles
- Grateley Railway Station 7.1 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 3.4 miles
Hotels near Winterbourne Ad
- The Riverside 4 4.2 miles
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 4.2 miles
- The Merchant's House 4 3.4 miles
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- The Old Mill 4 4.1 miles
- The Stones Hotel 4 1.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 4.4 miles
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Fairlawn House 4.2 miles
Schools in Winterbourne
- Winterbourne Earls C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 4.2 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 4.9 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 5.4 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 5.9 miles
- Norman Court Estate 6.9 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 11.5 miles
- Western Downs Hill 13.1 miles
- Embley House Estate 14.1 miles
- Broadlands Country house 14.4 miles
- Paultons Park Estate 15.4 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 15.5 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 15.8 miles