Zeals is a small village and parish in Wiltshire close to the Somerset border, set in rolling chalk downland typical of south‑west England. The settlement comprises a scattering of hamlets, traditional stone and timber cottages and a notable country house, Zeals House, giving the place a quietly historic, rural character.
Its history includes a wartime chapter in the form of RAF Zeals, a Second World War temporary airfield whose traces are still visible though the site has largely returned to agriculture. Today the local economy is mainly farming with some small businesses and commuters to nearby towns, and the village retains social life around its church, village hall and occasional fêtes and clubs.
Postcode districts covering Zeals
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 20.4 miles
- Yeovil 17.6 miles
- Salisbury 22 miles
- Trowbridge 17.1 miles
- Frome 8.2 miles
- Melksham 21.4 miles
- Melksham Without 21.5 miles
- Devizes 23.1 miles
- Warminster 9.9 miles
- Westbury 13.3 miles
- Keynsham 24 miles
- Neston 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Zeals Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Silton Parish 1 mile
- Bourton Built-up area 1 mile
- Stourton with Gasper Parish 1.4 miles
- Mere Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Pen Selwood Parish 1.8 miles
- Milton on Stour Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Kilmington Parish 2.9 miles
- Cucklington Parish 3.1 miles
- Gillingham Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Stoke Trister Parish 3.8 miles
- Charlton Musgrove Parish 4 miles
Example postcodes in Zeals
BA12 6NJ, BA12 6NZ, BA12 6NQ, BA12 6NP, BA12 6NW, BA12 6NB, BA12 6NR, BA12 6LW, BA12 6PD … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 27.1 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 29.3 miles
- Gillingham 3.9 miles
- Bruton Railway Station 6.3 miles
Hotels near Zeals Ad
- The White Lion Inn 4 0.5 miles
- The Bell & Crown 0.1 miles
- Hunters Lodge Inn 3 2.8 miles
- The George Inn 3 1.8 miles
- Spread Eagle Inn 4 1.5 miles
- The Nog Inn 4.8 miles
- The Dolphin Hotel 4.7 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 7.8 miles
- The Natterjack Inn 9.4 miles
- Holbrook Manor & Spa 6.1 miles
Schools in Zeals
- Whitesheet C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Stourhead Estate 1.5 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 3.2 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 4.7 miles
- Longleat Country house 7.2 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 8.7 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 9.8 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 12.2 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 13.9 miles
- Western Downs Hill 14.7 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 16.9 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 17.7 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 18.4 miles