Radstock
Built-up area in Bath and North East Somerset, England
| Coordinates: | 51.291, -2.45 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 68 54 |
| Population: | 5,275 |
| Dialling code: | 01761 (Temple Cloud) |
Radstock is a former coal‑mining town in the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset, England. It sits in the valley of the River Somer on the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, a few miles south‑west of Bath, and has the compact, village‑town feel of many old Somerset industrial settlements.
Historically the centre of the Somerset coalfield, Radstock expanded through the 18th and 19th centuries with pits, railways and related industries; much of that mining heritage is preserved in local buildings and the town museum. Since closure of the collieries it has become a mixed residential and commuter community with light industry, local shops and active community regeneration that has turned former industrial sites into green spaces and cultural attractions.
Postcode districts covering Radstock
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 13.4 miles
- Bath 7.1 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 21.7 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 12.4 miles
- Trowbridge 10.8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 17.2 miles
- Chippenham 18.4 miles
- Yate 17.5 miles
- Frome 7.4 miles
- Portishead 19.4 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 23.7 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Westfield Parish 0.8 miles
- Midsomer Norton North Ward 1.3 miles
- Kilmersdon Parish 1.4 miles
- Midsomer Norton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Peasedown Ward 1.7 miles
- Midsomer Norton Redfield Ward 1.7 miles
- Camerton Parish 2 miles
- Peasedown St. John Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Shoscombe Parish 2.3 miles
- Paulton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Buckland Down Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Timsbury Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Radstock
BA3 3FX, BA3 3LG, BA3 3BJ, BA3 3UP, BA3 3PF, BA3 3PL, BA3 9DZ, BA3 3SH, BA3 4XE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 13.3 miles
- Cardiff Airport 39.3 miles
- Oldfield Park Railway Station 6.8 miles
- Bath Spa Railway Station 7.2 miles
Hotels in Radstock Ad
Schools in Radstock
- Fosse Way School Special
- Somerset Studio School Secondary
- St Mary's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church School Primary
- Trinity Church School Primary
- Westfield Primary School Primary
- Writhlington School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 5.9 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 6.5 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 7.4 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 7.4 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 7.5 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 7.6 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 8.9 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 9 miles
- Longleat Country house 10.4 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 12.7 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12.7 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 12.9 miles