Ashwick is a small, rural parish in Somerset, lying within the Mendip district on the edge of the Mendip Hills. It occupies rolling limestone countryside of hedged fields and small woodlands, with a scattering of traditional stone houses and farmsteads that give the area a distinctly rural, unhurried feel.
The parish has a long local history reflected in its buildings and landscape, with echoes of prehistoric activity and the old quarrying and mining economy of the Mendips. Today agriculture and small-scale local enterprise predominate, while many residents commute to nearby centres such as Bath and Wells; community life centres on the village hall, church and seasonal events that maintain a close-knit social fabric.
Postcode districts covering Ashwick
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 16.6 miles
- Bath 12.7 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 20 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16.8 miles
- Yeovil 20.2 miles
- Bridgwater 21.7 miles
- Trowbridge 15.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 22.4 miles
- Chippenham 23.9 miles
- Yate 22.5 miles
- Frome 7.3 miles
- Portishead 20.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oakhill Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Gurney Slade Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Binegar Parish 1.8 miles
- Stoke St. Michael Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Emborough Parish 2.4 miles
- Stratton-on-the-Fosse Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Shepton Mallet Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Holcombe Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Chilcompton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Doulting Parish 2.9 miles
- Mendip Hills Ward 3.2 miles
- Croscombe Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Ashwick
BA3 5BX, BA3 5AH, BA3 4UU, BA5 3FJ, BA3 4TQ, BA3 5GH, BA3 5AF, BA3 4TS, BA3 5BT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 13.8 miles
- Cardiff Airport 37.3 miles
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Merryfield Lane Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Ashwick Ad
- The Sheep and Penguin 5.6 miles
- The Shrubbery Hotel 2.6 miles
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 4.3 miles
- Cameley Lodge - Self Catering 3 6.5 miles
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 5.3 miles
- The Hunters Rest Inn 4 7.9 miles
- Montigo Resorts, Somerset 4 2.7 miles
- White Hart Inn 2 5.3 miles
- The Old Red Lion 8.5 miles
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 6.3 miles
Schools in Ashwick
- Oakhill Church School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mendip Hills Hill 6.3 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 8.6 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 9.2 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 9.6 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 10.3 miles
- Longleat Country house 11.2 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 11.4 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 11.4 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 11.8 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 12 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 12.1 miles
- Stourhead Estate 12.2 miles