Peasedown St. John
Parish in Bath and North East Somerset, England
| Coordinates: | 51.311, -2.427 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 70 57 |
Peasedown St. John sits on a ridge in Somerset about five miles south‑west of Bath, looking out over the old coal valleys toward the Mendip Hills. The village grew up in the 19th century as part of the Somerset coalfield, and traces of that industrial past remain in miners’ terraces, former pit sites and local place‑names, while the elevated setting gives pleasant views and a semi‑rural feel despite being close to the city.
Today it is a lively community within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset, with shops, pubs, primary schools and active sports and community clubs; many residents commute to Bath and Bristol. The area was established as a civil parish in the 2010s, and local life balances its mining heritage with a suburban character and ongoing community events and initiatives.
Postcode districts covering Peasedown St. John
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 12.7 miles
- Bath 5.4 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 22.4 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 11.3 miles
- Trowbridge 9.6 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 15.6 miles
- Chippenham 16.7 miles
- Yate 16 miles
- Frome 8.3 miles
- Portishead 19.2 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 24.9 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 24.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Peasedown Ward 0 miles
- Peasedown St. John Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Shoscombe Parish 1.1 miles
- Camerton Parish 1.4 miles
- Dunkerton and Tunley Parish 1.6 miles
- Radstock Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Wellow Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Bathavon South Ward 2.3 miles
- Westfield Parish 2.5 miles
- Timsbury Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Midsomer Norton North Ward 2.6 miles
- Priston Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Peasedown St. John
BA2 8EP, BA2 8SX, BA2 8EW, BA2 8JD, BA2 8LJ, BA2 8SA, BA2 8HJ, BA2 8HU, BA2 8HH … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 13.5 miles
- Cardiff Airport 40 miles
- Oldfield Park Railway Station 5.1 miles
- Bath Spa Railway Station 5.5 miles
Hotels near Peasedown St. John Ad
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 5.8 miles
- The Hunters Rest Inn 4 4.7 miles
- Bathen House Boutique Hotel 5 5.5 miles
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 5 miles
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 5.7 miles
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Eight 5.6 miles
- The Boathouse 4 5.5 miles
- Apex City of Bath Hotel 4 5.5 miles
- The Gainsborough Bath Spa 5 5.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Twerton Park Stadium 4.9 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 5.6 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 5.7 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 5.7 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 5.7 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 5.9 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 10.2 miles
- Longleat Country house 10.8 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 11.9 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 12.2 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 12.2 miles