Devizes Guide

Useful Contact Numbers for Devizes
and the Surrounding Areas

Dentons has been providing local information and business listings since 1967. Below is a list of useful contact details for a range of services in Devizes and the surrounding area. This includes information on council services, education, transport, health, recycling & emergency services.

Council Office Services

Wiltshire County Council

Education

Schooling can be a difficult time for parents and pupils. Below are some useful numbers to help combat potential issues that may arise for both pupils and parents during a child’s time at school.

Register Offices

Wiltshire is home to some of the finest locations and scenery in the UK making the register offices in the area the ideal location for a notice of marriage or civil partnership. The service is centrally administered from Trowbridge.

Emergency Services

Emergency services in Devizes are well organised and extremely responsive. Contact information for the main emergency services is listed below.

Hospitals

The community hospital in Devizes provides most of the outpatients care needed in the community. The Community Hospital is part of the Wiltshire Health and Care, an NHS partnership. 

NHS Services

There is a fantastic range of NHS services offering day-case treatment for residents of Devizes and its surrounding area. Whatever the problem, be it a broken tooth or a broken leg, specialists are on hand.

Social Services – Children, Young People, Adults and Families

Wiltshire County Council has a number of teams and specialists in place to support adults, families and children in all circumstances.

Post Offices

The popularity of sending a letter may be decreasing but in and around Devizes, there are several post offices to buy a stamp, send a letter, purchase a rod fishing license or exchange money for a trip abroad.

Leisure Centres and Sports Facilities

Devizes has a modern and well-equipped sports and leisure centre so if you fancy a workout or taking up a new sport or activity, pop in or contact its friendly staff for more information.

Public Transport

Unfortunately, Devizes does not have a railway station but local and mainline services can be accessed from Melksham and Chippenham nearby.

Housing for Homeless People

Support, advice and assistance are available to tenants, landlords, lettings agents, owner-occupiers, parents, young people and agencies to try and prevent homelessness wherever possible.

Citizens Advice

For anyone facing money, legal, housing or benefits issues the Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential and impartial advice.

Chamber of Commerce

The chamber of commerce network can support your business throughout its lifecycle from start-up, development, growth and beyond. No matter what type of business you are, or whether your objectives are on a local, national or international scale, your local chamber can help you meet your goals.

Coroner

A coroner’s role is to establish, normally by post-mortem, whether a death is natural or unnatural in the eyes of the law. If the death is unnatural, further investigations might be undertaken with a view to presenting a case to be heard before a coroner at an inquest.