Warminster Guide

Useful Contact Numbers for Warminster
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 Warminster, Salisbury Plain and the surrounding area. This includes information on council services, education, transport, health, recycling & emergency services.

Council Office Services

Wiltshire Council provides a range of services for the residents of Warminster, Salisbury Plain and the surrounding area including education and social care.

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 administrated at Trowbridge and also deals with the registration of births and deaths.

Emergency Services

Warminster and Salisbury Plain’s emergency services are well organised and extremely responsive. Contact information for the main emergency services in the North Somerset area are listed below:

Hospitals

Hospitals serving the residents of Warminster, Salisbury Plain and the surrounding area include:

NHS Services

NHS services available to residents of Warminster and Salisbury Plain. 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 Warminster and Salisbury Plain, post offices are available to buy a stamp, send a letter, purchase a rod fishing license or exchange money for a trip abroad.

Leisure Centres and Sports Facilities

Warminster and Salisbury Plain have a variety of leisure and sports facilities and all open to the public so if you fancy a workout or taking up a new sport, pop over any of the sports centres located around the town.

Public Transport

Warminster and Salisbury Plain are served by Warminster railway station which is operated by First Great Western and is a main station on the Wessex Main Line with regular services to Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton and Portsmouth, as well as a limited service to and from Bristol and London Waterloo each weekday.

Housing for Homeless People

Wiltshire Council provides support, advice and assistance 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 benefit 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.