Keynsham
Parish in Bath and North East Somerset, England
| Coordinates: | 51.41, -2.5 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 65 67 |
| Population: | 15,641 |
| Dialling code: | 0117 (Bristol) |
Keynsham is a riverside town in Bath and North East Somerset, England, set roughly midway between Bristol and Bath. It sits at the meeting of the River Avon and the River Chew, and is notable for the atmospheric ruins of a medieval abbey by the river and a mix of Victorian and later housing that grew up around historic market and transport routes.
Today Keynsham functions largely as a commuter hub with frequent rail and road links to the nearby cities, but it also has a distinct local identity: the former Somerdale chocolate factory provided decades of industrial employment before redevelopment, and the town retains parks, community events and active local groups that sustain a lively civic life alongside small shops, business parks and riverside open space.
Postcode districts covering Keynsham
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 5.6 miles
- Newport 23.4 miles
- Bath 6.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 19.6 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 4 miles
- Trowbridge 14.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 10 miles
- Chippenham 16.7 miles
- Yate 9.8 miles
- Frome 15.8 miles
- Portishead 13 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 24.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Keynsham Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Keynsham South Ward 0.3 miles
- Keynsham North Ward 0.8 miles
- Keynsham East Ward 0.9 miles
- Compton Dando Parish 1.8 miles
- Saltford Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Hanham Abbots Parish 1.9 miles
- Bitton Built-up area 2 miles
- Longwell Green Ward 2 miles
- Stockwood Ward 2.2 miles
- Lypiatt Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Whitchurch Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Keynsham
BS31 2RF, BS31 2NZ, BS31 2DT, BS31 2BB, BS31 1FG, BS31 1NQ, BS31 2LQ, BS31 1QN, BS31 1AS … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 9.6 miles
- Cardiff Airport 36.3 miles
- Keynsham Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Bitton Railway Station 1.8 miles
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Schools in Keynsham
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Chandag Primary School Primary
- Lift Broadlands Secondary
- Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy Primary
- St John's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Keyna Primary School Primary
- Wellsway School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 4 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 5 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 5 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 5.4 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 5.5 miles
- University of Bristol University 5.6 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 5.6 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 5.6 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 5.6 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 6.1 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 6.2 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 6.2 miles