Catherston Leweston is a very small rural parish in west Dorset, close to the county boundary with Devon and just a few miles inland from the south coast and the Jurassic Coast. The landscape is typical low-lying Dorset countryside - rolling farmland, hedgerows and small copses - so its character is quiet and decidedly agricultural, with a resident population measured in only a few dozen.
Historically the settlement has been estate‑centred and still contains a manor house and several listed buildings, giving it a sense of continuity with its rural past. Economically and socially it leans on farming and on nearby larger towns and coastal villages such as Lyme Regis for shops, services and tourism income, so community life is small‑scale and closely connected to neighbouring parishes.
Postcode districts covering Catherston Leweston
Most populated places nearby
- Taunton 21 miles33.9 km
- Weymouth 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Yeovil 17.4 miles28 km
- Exmouth 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Dorchester 19.9 miles32 km
- Bridport 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Chard 9.3 miles15 km
- Chard Town 9.3 miles15 km
- Portland 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Sidmouth 15.6 miles25 km
- Honiton 13.8 miles22.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Charmouth Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Stanton St. Gabriel Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Wootton Fitzpaine Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Lyme & Charmouth Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Whitchurch Canonicorum Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Morcombelake Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Lyme Regis Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Uplyme Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Raymond's Hill Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Chideock Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Marshwood Vale Ward 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Marshwood Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Catherston Leweston
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Bristol Airport 44.6 miles71.8 km
- Axminster Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Crewkerne Railway Station 10.2 miles16.4 km
Hotels near Catherston Leweston Ad
- Fernhill Hotel 3 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Dower House Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Lyme 1 Hotel 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Royal Lion Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Largigi, Free Parking, Close to the Beach and Town Centre Rooms 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Kerrington House 5 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Eype's Mouth Country Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Haddon House Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The George Hotel 5.2 miles8.4 km
Local points of interest
- Charmouth Beach Beach 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Newenham Abbey Historic site 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Forde Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Chesil Beach Beach 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Huish Park Stadium 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 17.4 miles28 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 19.5 miles31.4 km