Area Info for Fonthill Gifford (Wiltshire)

Fonthill Gifford (Wiltshire, UK)

Fonthill Gifford is a small village located in the county of Wiltshire, England. It is situated near the town of Tisbury and is known for its historical significance and picturesque surroundings.

Historical Background

The village is closely associated with Fonthill Abbey, a notable country house and estate that was once a prominent feature of the area. The estate was built in the 18th century and was renowned for its Gothic architecture. Although the abbey was largely demolished in the early 19th century, the estate's grounds and some structures remain, attracting visitors interested in history and architecture.

Fonthill Abbey

Fonthill Abbey was constructed by William Beckford in the late 18th century. It was famous for its ambitious design and was considered one of the most extraordinary Gothic Revival buildings of its time. The abbey was partially destroyed by fire in 1814, and what remains today includes some ruins and the estate's landscaped gardens.

Local Features and Attractions

The area around Fonthill Gifford offers scenic countryside, walking trails, and historical sites. The estate grounds are often visited for their natural beauty and historical interest. The village itself maintains a rural charm typical of Wiltshire villages, with traditional architecture and a peaceful atmosphere.

Community and Modern Day

Today, Fonthill Gifford remains a small, tranquil community. It is primarily residential, with some parts of the estate used for private and public events. The village's proximity to Salisbury and other historic sites in Wiltshire makes it a point of interest for visitors exploring the region's rich heritage.
Education
School
Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John's0.84 miles
School Lane, Hindon, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6EA
St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury1.78 miles
Weaveland Road, Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6HJ
Wardour Catholic Primary School2.77 miles
Wardour, Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6RF
Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School2.98 miles
The Street, Chilmark, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 5AR
Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.64 miles
Semley, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9AU
Dinton CofE Primary School5.57 miles
Hindon Road, Dinton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 5HW
Ludwell Community Primary School5.77 miles
Ludwell, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9ND
Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.85 miles
Cherry Orchard, Codford, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 0PN
St Mary's School5.91 miles
Donhead St Mary`s, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9LP
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School6.00 miles
Wincombe Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8PZ
Motcombe CofE VA Primary School6.08 miles
Church Road, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9NT
Sutton Veny CofE School6.26 miles
High Street, Sutton Veny, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 7AP
Port Regis Preparatory School6.38 miles
Motcombe Park, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9QA
Shaftesbury School6.53 miles
Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8ER
Mere School6.56 miles
Springfield Road, Mere, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 6EW
Heytesbury Church of England Primary School6.74 miles
Greenlands, Heytesbury, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 0EA
Health
Clinic
Mere Surgery6.65 miles
Dark Lane, Mere, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 6DT
Temple Clinic8.78 miles
28 Station Road, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9BR
The Avenue Surgery8.86 miles
14 The Avenue,, Warminster, BA12 9AA
Shearwater Lodge8.86 miles
1 The Avenue, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9AA
White Horse Health Centre12.24 miles
Mane Way, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3FQ
White Horse Health Centre12.24 miles
Westbury Group Practice, Mane Way, Westbury Leigh, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3FQ
White Horse Health Centre12.24 miles
Mane Way, Leigh Park, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3FQ
Bemerton Heath Surgery12.29 miles
Pembroke Road,, Salisbury, SP2 9DJ
Pembroke Park Primary School12.77 miles
Devizes Road,, Salisbury, SP2 9LY
Fountain Way13.19 miles
Wilton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7FD
Salisbury Medical Practice Standby Point13.19 miles
Fisherton House, Fountain Way, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7FD
Salisbury Medical Practice13.19 miles
Fisherton House, Fountain Way, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7FD
The Frome Enterprise Resource Centre13.32 miles
Manor Road,, Frome, BA11 4BS
Frome Renal Outpost13.60 miles
Frome Community Hospital, Enos Way, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2FH
Frome Renal Dialysis Unit13.60 miles
Frome Community Hospital, Enos Way, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2FH
Frome Medical Practice13.60 miles
Frome Medical Centre, Enos Way, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2FH
GP
Hindon Surgery1.10 miles
Hindon Surgery, High Street, Hindon, Salisbury, SP3 6DJ
Tisbury Surgery1.98 miles
Tisbury Surgery, Park Road, Tisbury, Salisbury Wiltshire, SP3 6LF
The Spring Orchard Surgery5.48 miles
The Spring Orchard Surgery, High Street, Fovant, Wiltshire, SP3 5JL
The Cherry Orchard Surgery 5.82 miles
Cherry Orchard Surgery, Codford St Mary, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 0PN
The Shaftesbury Practice6.60 miles
Abbey View Medical Centre, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8DH
Mere Surgery6.65 miles
Mere Surgery, Dark Lane, Mere, Warminster Wiltshire, BA12 6DT
The Barn Surgery7.65 miles
Newbury, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4XS
Peacemarsh Surgery7.83 miles
Marlott Road, Gillingham, Dorset, Dorset, SP8 4FA
Broad Chalke Surgery8.18 miles
Doves Meadow Surgery, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 5EL
The Surgery8.85 miles
The Surgery, Silton, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5DF
The Avenue Surgery8.86 miles
The Avenue Surgery, 14 The Avenue, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9AA
Smallbrook Surgery8.93 miles
The Frome Medical Centre, Smallbrook Surgery, Warminster Hospital, Warminster Wiltshire, BA12 8QS
Fontmell Magna Surgery9.91 miles
West Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 0PF
Sixpenny Handley Practice10.21 miles
The Surgery, Dean Lane, Sixpenny Handley, Salisbury, SP5 5PA
The Old Orchard Surgery10.71 miles
The Old Orchard Surgery, South Street, Wilton, Wiltshire, SP2 0JU
Wilton Health Centre10.81 miles
Wilton Health Centre, Market Place, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 0HT
Hospital
Westminster Memorial Hospital6.73 miles
Abbey Walk, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8BD
Warminster Community Hospital8.93 miles
The Avenue,, BA12 8QS
Chantry House Day Hospital13.32 miles
Frome Enterprise Resource Centre, Manor Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4BS
Wincanton Community Hospital13.40 miles
Dancing Lane,, BA9 9DQ
Frome Community Hospital 13.60 miles
Enos Way,, BA11 2FH
Salisbury District Hospital14.29 miles
Odstock Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8BJ
Blandford Community Hospital15.51 miles
Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7DD
New Hall Hospital15.59 miles
Bodenham, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 4EY
Trowbridge Community Hospital17.13 miles
Adcroft Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8PH
Fordingbridge Hospital17.61 miles
Bartons Road, Fordingbridge, SP6 1JD
Green Lane Hospital18.46 miles
Marshall Road, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5DS
DEVIZES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL19.33 miles
NEW PARK ROAD,, SN10 1EF
Melksham Community Hospital19.51 miles
Spa Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 7NZ
Yeatman Hospital20.03 miles
Hospital Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3JU
Victoria Hospital20.18 miles
Victoria Hospital, Victoria Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1ER
Bath Fertility Centre20.43 miles
Roman Way, Bath Business and Medical Park, Peasedown St John, BA2 8SG
Pharmacy
Boots2.01 miles
High Street, Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6LD
Boots6.55 miles
33 High Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8JE
Lloydspharmacy6.63 miles
Abbey View Medical Centre, Hawkesdene Lane, Shaftesbury, SP7 8DH
Mere Pharmacy6.80 miles
The Square, Mere, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 6DL
The Barn Surgery Pharmacy7.65 miles
Barn Surgery, High Street, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4XS
Dudley Taylor Pharmacies Ltd7.75 miles
The High Street, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4AG
Peacemarsh Pharmacy7.83 miles
Middlefield House, Marlott Road, GILLINGHAM, Dorset, SP8 4FA
Boots8.77 miles
39 Market Place, Warminster, BA12 9AZ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy8.79 miles
10 Cornmarket, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9BX
Boots8.86 miles
14 - 16 The Avenue, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9AA
Lloydspharmacy10.81 miles
3 North Street, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 0HA
Marnhull Pharmacy11.81 miles
Church Hill, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PU
Medicx Pharmacy12.24 miles
White Horse Health Centre, Mane Way, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3FQ
Rowlands Pharmacy12.29 miles
Pembroke Road, Bemerton Heath, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 9DJ
John Preddy Chemist12.54 miles
29-31 High Street, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3BN
Boots12.54 miles
9-11 High Street, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3BN
Leisure
Park
FONTHILL (Grade II* Listed)0.35 miles
HATCH HOUSE (Grade II Listed)2.49 miles
WARDOUR CASTLE AND OLD WARDOUR CASTLE (Grade II* Listed)3.61 miles
DINTON PARK (PHILIPPS HOUSE) (Grade II Listed)5.16 miles
PRESCOMBE DOWN5.47 miles
WYLYE DOWN5.70 miles
CRANBORNE CHASE & WEST WILTSHIRE DOWNS5.71 miles
RIVER WYLYE8.03 miles
SMALLBROOK MEADOWS8.29 miles
RUSHMORE PARK (Grade II Listed)8.73 miles
LARMER TREE GROUNDS (Grade II* Listed)9.30 miles
LONGLEAT (Grade I Listed)9.62 miles
STOURHEAD (Grade I Listed)10.06 miles
PARSONAGE DOWN10.40 miles
MOLDRAMS GROUND10.54 miles
WILTON (Grade I Listed)10.86 miles
Shop
Groceries
SPAR Chicklade1.96 miles
Spar Chicklade Sevice Station, A303, Wiltshire, SP3 5ST
Co-op Salisbury2.05 miles
Tisbury, SP3 6HA
Londis Fovant Store3.39 miles
High Street, Salisbury, SP3 5JL
SPAR Euro Garage Willoughby Hedge3.39 miles
Spar, West Knoyle, Wiltshire, BA12 6AQ
Budgens Codford St Mary5.79 miles
New Road Service Station, High Street, Codford, Wiltshire, BA12 0NS
SPAR Euro Garage Ivy Cross6.20 miles
Ivy Cross, Dorset, SP7 8DS
Co-op Shaftesbury6.22 miles
Beaufoy Close, SP7 8PT
Tesco Shaftesbury (Superstore)6.42 miles
Christy`s Ln, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8PF
Budgens Shaftesbury6.55 miles
Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8AR
Londis Essentials Longbridge6.56 miles
Longbridge Deverill S/s, Warminster, BA12 7DS
Co-op Warminster6.81 miles
Mere, BA12 6DJ
Lidl Gillingham7.68 miles
Newbury, Gillingham, Dorset, SP84QJ
Co-op Gillingham7.69 miles
Gillingham, SP8 4EH
Iceland Gillingham Dorset7.73 miles
Unit 1 Harwood Retail Centre, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4PY
ASDA Gillingham7.81 miles
Station Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QA
Waitrose Gillingham7.87 miles
Chantry Fields, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4UA
Transport
Airport
Bournemouth International Airport24.48 miles
Bristol International Airport33.24 miles
Southampton Airport34.00 miles
Gloucestershire Airport56.09 miles
Bus Stop
Stop Street (W)0.23 miles
Stop Street (S)0.24 miles
Beckford Arms (N)0.64 miles
Beckford Arms (S)0.65 miles
Hill Terrace (SE)0.69 miles
Hill Terrace (NW)0.69 miles
Berwick Courtyard (W)0.80 miles
Berwick Courtyard (E)0.81 miles
Berwick Lay By (W)0.84 miles
Berwick Lay By (E)0.84 miles
Playground (NW)0.87 miles
Playground (SE)0.87 miles
The Square (NW)1.02 miles
The Square (SE)1.03 miles
All Saints' Church (SW)1.11 miles
All Saints' Church (E)1.13 miles
Ferry Port
Poole Quay Ferry Landing26.36 miles
Poole Ferry Terminal26.51 miles
Brownsea Island Ferry Landing28.21 miles
Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing28.28 miles
Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing28.46 miles
Wick Christchurch Ferry Landing28.52 miles
Sandbanks Ferry Terminal28.65 miles
Shell Bay Ferry Terminal28.86 miles
Mudeford Quay Ferry Landing29.72 miles
Hengistbury Head Ferry Landing29.87 miles
Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing32.44 miles
Temple Bridge (Bristol) Ferry Landing32.57 miles
Bathurst Basin Ferry Landing32.59 miles
Prince Street Bridge Ferry Landing32.70 miles
Arnolfini Ferry Landing32.72 miles
Redcliffe Back Ferry Landing32.76 miles
Railway Station
Tisbury Rail Station2.21 miles
Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station7.80 miles
Warminster Rail Station8.87 miles
Dilton Marsh Rail Station12.06 miles
Frome Rail Station13.04 miles
Westbury (Wilts) Rail Station13.13 miles
Salisbury Rail Station13.32 miles
Templecombe Rail Station14.46 miles
Bruton Rail Station14.64 miles
Trowbridge Rail Station16.82 miles
Castle Cary Rail Station17.84 miles
Bradford-on-Avon Rail Station18.95 miles
Avoncliff Rail Station19.06 miles
Freshford Rail Station19.55 miles
Sherborne Rail Station19.96 miles
Melksham Rail Station20.42 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (SP3 6Q*)
Number of Properties in Catchment228
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
137, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£419,106
2022-11-16
semidetached
freehold
Sold 1999-12-09   £135,000
128, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£341,169
2022-05-31
detached
freehold
136, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£305,000
2021-06-10
semidetached
freehold
134, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£560,000
2020-04-07
detached
freehold
Sold 2013-05-29   £430,000
Sold 2000-10-20   £229,500
Sold 1997-04-11   £97,000
VINE COTTAGE, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£785,100
2019-05-28
detached
freehold
Sold 2003-07-24   £455,000
127, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£420,000
2017-02-24
detached
freehold
JASMINE COTTAGE, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£650,000
2017-02-21
detached
freehold
Sold 2008-06-19   £355,000
3, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QP		£260,000
2017-02-03
semidetached
freehold
Sold 1996-10-25   £52,000
13, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£250,000
2017-02-03
semidetached
freehold
BRAMLEYS, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£972,500
2016-07-22
detached
freehold
125 - 126, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£636,000
2016-01-22
detached
freehold
4, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QP		£291,500
2015-08-28
semidetached
freehold
1, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QP		£240,000
2013-04-12
semidetached
freehold
2, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QP		£200,000
2006-09-29
semidetached
freehold
5, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£450,000
2005-02-10
detached
freehold
Sold 2002-05-13   £280,000
DACRE HOUSE, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£370,000
2002-11-27
detached
freehold
22, STOP STREET
FONTHILL GIFFORD
SALISBURY
WILTSHIRE
SP3 6QW		£310,000
2002-01-21
detached
freehold
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