Freshford
Built-up area in Bath and North East Somerset, England
| Coordinates: | 51.337, -2.314 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 78 59 |
| Dialling code: | 01225 (Bath) |
Freshford in Bath and North East Somerset sits in the valley of the River Frome, a few miles south of Bath and close to Bradford-on-Avon. The village grew around river-powered mills and still shows that industrial past in converted mill buildings, stone bridges and rows of honey‑coloured limestone cottages, giving it a picturesque, rural character despite being within easy reach of the city.
Today Freshford is popular with commuters and day visitors: a small railway halt provides regular links into Bath and beyond, while a village shop, pub and local clubs sustain a strong community feel. Conservation-minded development and adaptive reuse of historic buildings mean the village balances modern living with a visible sense of history.
Postcode districts covering Freshford
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Bath 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Trowbridge 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Chipping Sodbury 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Chippenham 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Yate 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Frome 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Portishead 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Clevedon 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Nailsea 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Melksham 8.3 miles13.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Limpley Stoke Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Hinton Charterhouse Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Winsley Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Westwood Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Monkton Combe Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Winsley & Westwood Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Combe Down Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Southstoke Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Claverton Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Norton St. Philip Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Widcombe & Lyncombe Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bradford-on-Avon North Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Freshford
BA2 7UH, BA2 7TB, BA2 7TZ, BA2 7US, BA2 7UR, BA2 7UP, BA2 7UA, BA2 7UD, BA2 7UG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Bournemouth Airport 43.6 miles70.1 km
- Freshford Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Avoncliff Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
Hotels near Freshford Ad
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 0.2 miles0.3 km
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Eight 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Apex City of Bath Hotel 4 3.7 miles6 km
- The Gainsborough Bath Spa 5 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Bathen House Boutique Hotel 5 5 miles8 km
- Hotel Indigo - Bath 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Dukes Bath 4 3.7 miles6 km
Local points of interest
- Roman Baths Historic site 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 4 miles6.4 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 7 miles11.2 km
- Hartham Country house 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Longleat Country house 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 12.4 miles20 km