Barrow Gurney
Parish in North Somerset, England
| Coordinates: | 51.406, -2.679 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 52 67 |
| Dialling code: | 0117 (Bristol) |
The village of Barrow Gurney lies in rural North Somerset, just outside the western edge of Bristol in England. It sits among farmland and small woodlands and is notable for the Barrow Gurney Reservoirs, nineteenth‑century waterworks that have long supplied Bristol and create quiet lakes popular with wildlife.
The name combines "barrow" (an ancient burial mound) with the medieval Gournay family who once held the manor, and the village retains a compact historic core with a parish church and scattered farmsteads; historically the area also hosted a large hospital complex whose buildings have shaped local development. Today it feels like a small rural community with a mix of farming, local services and commuters who work in nearby Bristol, enjoying open views towards the Mendip Hills.
Postcode districts covering Barrow Gurney
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Cardiff 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Newport 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Bath 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Weston-super-Mare 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Barry 24.8 miles40 km
- Cwmbran Central 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Cwmbrân 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Bridgwater 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Trowbridge 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Chipping Sodbury 15.4 miles24.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Barrow Gurney Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Felton Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Cambridge Batch Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Flax Bourton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Winford Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Dundry Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Long Ashton Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Downside Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Failand Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Backwell Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hartcliffe and Withywood Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Bishopsworth Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Barrow Gurney
BS48 3DX, BS48 3AJ, BS48 3SR, BS48 3EG, BS48 3ER, BS48 3RT, BS48 3AL, BS48 3RR, BS48 3RE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Cardiff Airport 28.7 miles46.1 km
- Nailsea and Backwell Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Parson Street Railway Station 3.5 miles5.7 km
Hotels near Barrow Gurney Ad
- Worship Farm Accommodation 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Number 38 Clifton 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Hampton by Hilton Bristol Airport 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Bristol 4 5 miles8 km
- Leonardo Hotel Bristol City 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Queen's Chew Magna 4 miles6.5 km
- Artist Residence Bristol 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Alison Court 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Bristol Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Holiday Inn Bristol Airport 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
Local points of interest
- Ashton Gate Stadium 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 3.9 miles6.3 km
- SS Great Britain Museum 4.2 miles6.8 km
- University of Bristol University 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Clevedon Court Estate 7 miles11.2 km
- College Road Allotments Gardens 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 9.8 miles15.8 km