Heywood is a civil parish and small village in the county of Wiltshire in southwestern England. The village is approximately 1.5 miles north of Westbury and 3.5 miles south of the county town of Trowbridge. Heywood village, which has approximately 200 inhabitants, lies between the A350 national route and the B3461 road, which links nearby Yarnbrook and the Westbury industrial area. The hamlet of Dursley lies directly to the west of the village on the other side of the railway line.