The village and civil parish of Woodborough sits in rural Wiltshire, tucked into the chalk downland of the Vale of Pewsey and close to the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It’s a small community with an agricultural history, stone cottages, a parish church and a village hall; the landscape around it is marked by country lanes, arable fields and the dotting of Bronze Age barrows and other prehistoric earthworks.
Locally the economy has long been farm-based but many residents now commute to nearby market towns such as Devizes and Marlborough, while village life is kept alive by community events, an active parish council and local clubs. Its proximity to the open training ground on Salisbury Plain and to long-distance footpaths gives the parish a pleasant mix of tranquillity and easy access for walkers and history enthusiasts.
Postcode districts covering Woodborough
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 16.2 miles26 km
- Bath 22.8 miles36.8 km
- Salisbury 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Andover 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Trowbridge 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Chippenham 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Newbury 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Frome 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Melksham 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Melksham Without 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Wantage 25 miles40.2 km
- Devizes 6.6 miles10.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Woodborough Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Pewsey Vale West Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Beechingstoke Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Alton Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- North Newnton Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Stanton St. Bernard Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Manningford Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wilsford Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Marden Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Wilcot, Huish and Oare Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Charlton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Patney Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Woodborough
SN9 5PR, SN9 5FE, SN9 5PW, SN9 6HP, SN9 5PL, SN9 5PF, SN9 5PQ, SN9 5PG, SN9 5PN … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 34.1 miles54.8 km
- Bristol Airport 38 miles61.2 km
- Pewsey Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
- Bedwyn Railway Station 10.8 miles17.4 km
Hotels near Woodborough Ad
- Castle Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.7 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Castle and Ball by Greene King Inns 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
Schools in Woodborough
- Woodborough C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 7.4 miles12 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 11 miles17.8 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Burderop Park Estate 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 13.7 miles22 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 14 miles22.5 km
- Ramridge House Estate 15.1 miles24.4 km