Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley sits in rural Wiltshire, a few miles north of Salisbury where the shallow chalk valley of the River Bourne cuts into the downland. The landscape is a mix of rolling chalk hills and hedged farmland on the fringes of Salisbury Plain, making it popular for walkers and nature lovers who come for the chalk streams, wildflower-rich verges and good views across the countryside.
The area has a strong village character with a historic church and a scattering of listed buildings and farmsteads, and its economy still leans on agriculture alongside a sizeable commuting population who travel to nearby towns. Social life centres on village halls, local clubs and pubs, with active community groups preserving local traditions while adapting to the needs of a modern rural parish.
Postcode districts covering Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 19.6 miles
- Eastleigh 19 miles
- Eastleigh Town 18.7 miles
- Winchester 16.9 miles
- Salisbury 6.2 miles
- Andover 10.6 miles
- Totton 16.8 miles
- Totton and Eling 17.1 miles
- Newbury 24.8 miles
- Hythe and Dibden 22.1 miles
- Hythe and Dibden Purlieu 22.5 miles
- Devizes 20 miles
Neighbouring places
- Idmiston Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Porton Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Gomeldon Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Allington Parish 1.8 miles
- Newton Tony Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Firsdown Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Winterbourne Gunner Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Winterslow Parish 2.7 miles
- Winterbourne Parish 3.1 miles
- Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Earls Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley Ward 3.2 miles
- Middle Winterslow Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
SP5 1TB, SP5 1QD, SP4 0AY, SP4 0HE, SP4 0AZ, SP5 1DB, SP4 0HW, SP4 0HL, SP4 0LY … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 19.3 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 25.2 miles
- Grateley Railway Station 4.1 miles
- Salisbury Station 6.5 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley Ad
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 4.7 miles
- The Riverside 4 6.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 4.1 miles
- Milford Hall Hotel - Newly Refurbished 4 6 miles
- The Merchant's House 4 6.2 miles
- The Greyhound on the Test Hotel 4 8.7 miles
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 6.3 miles
- The Stones Hotel 4 4 miles
- Fairlawn House 4.7 miles
- The Old Mill 4 6.9 miles
Schools in Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
- Newton Tony C of E Voluntary Controlled School Primary
- St Nicholas C of E Primary School Primary
- Winterslow C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 4.8 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 5.2 miles
- Norman Court Estate 5.7 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 6.6 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 8.5 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles
- Broadlands Country house 13.3 miles
- Embley House Estate 13.4 miles
- Hursley Park Estate 14.5 miles
- Paultons Park Estate 15.1 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.5 miles
- Western Downs Hill 16.2 miles