Minety (/'maɪn.tiː/)[2] is a village in north Wiltshire, England, between Malmesbury – 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west – and Swindon.

It takes its name from the water mint plant found growing in ditches around the village, and has previously been known as Myntey.

[6] The local clay is suitable for firing, fuelled by timber from the surrounding Forest of Braydon, and there is evidence of Roman tile-making.

'Minety ware' produced in the 14th and 15th centuries was sold in the nearby towns;[6] A 1971 excavation at a former hamlet to the southeast of the church found ridge-tiles and many pans, jugs and pots.

The settlement known today as Upper Minety developed around the parish church, where some 40 acres lay in Wiltshire.

It is in the area of Wiltshire Council, a unitary authority, which is responsible for most significant local government functions.