Southstoke
Parish in Bath and North East Somerset, England
| Coordinates: | 51.349, -2.363 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 74 61 |
| Dialling code: | 01225 (Bath) |
Southstoke is a small, predominantly rural village and parish in Bath and North East Somerset, sitting amid the rolling limestone countryside a few miles from Bath. Its character is defined by stone cottages, narrow lanes and a number of listed buildings that hint at medieval origins, and the parish is often treated as a conservation-conscious pocket of Somerset landscape rather than a suburban extension of the city.
The local economy still shows agricultural roots, though many residents commute into Bath, and social life revolves around a compact village community, a village hall and seasonal events. Its position gives ready access to walking country and nearby uplands such as the Cotswolds and the Mendip Hills, making it popular with people seeking a quiet, picturesque base close to urban amenities.
Postcode districts covering Southstoke
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Bath 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Trowbridge 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Chipping Sodbury 13 miles20.9 km
- Chippenham 13 miles20.9 km
- Yate 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Frome 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Portishead 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Clevedon 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Nailsea 18 miles29 km
- Melksham 10.1 miles16.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Combe Hay Parish 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Odd Down Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Combe Down Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Moorlands Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Monkton Combe Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bathavon South Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Widcombe & Lyncombe Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Englishcombe Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Oldfield Park Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- Wellow Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Southdown Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Bath Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Southstoke
BA2 2FY, BA2 7DS, BA2 7DT, BA2 2FT, BA2 7EJ, BA2 2FU, BA2 7DU, BA2 7DL, BA2 5SD … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 15.5 miles25 km
- Cardiff Airport 42.4 miles68.3 km
- Bath Spa Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Oldfield Park Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
Hotels near Southstoke Ad
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Eight 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Apex City of Bath Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bathen House Boutique Hotel 5 3 miles4.9 km
- The Gainsborough Bath Spa 5 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Hotel Indigo - Bath 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Dukes Bath 4 2.5 miles4 km
Local points of interest
- Roman Baths Historic site 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 2.5 miles4 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Hartham Country house 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Longleat Country house 11.8 miles19.1 km
- College Road Allotments Gardens 12 miles19.3 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 12 miles19.3 km