Colerne is a village and civil parish in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in north Wiltshire. The village is about 3.5 miles (6 km) west of the town of Corsham and 6 miles (10 km) northeast of the city of Bath. It has an elevated and exposed position, 545 feet (166 m) above sea level, and overlooks the Box valley to the south.
The parish includes the hamlets of Eastrip and Thickwood. It is bounded to the west by a stretch of the Fosse Way Roman road, which forms the county boundary with Gloucestershire, and to the east by the Bybrook River. Part of the northern boundary is the Doncombe Brook, a tributary of the Bybrook, and part of the southern boundary is the Lid Brook, another tributary.
Colerne is a parish with a population of about 3000, and has a thriving community with an excellent primary school, medical practices, grocery stores, pubs, village hall, recreation ground and numerous clubs and activities.