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 miles26.7 km
- Bath 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Weston-super-Mare 20 miles32.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16.8 miles27 km
- Yeovil 20.2 miles32.4 km
- Bridgwater 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Trowbridge 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Chipping Sodbury 22.4 miles36 km
- Chippenham 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Yate 22.5 miles36.1 km
- Frome 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Portishead 20.9 miles33.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Oakhill Built-up area 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Gurney Slade Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Binegar Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Stoke St. Michael Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Emborough Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Stratton-on-the-Fosse Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Shepton Mallet Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Holcombe Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Chilcompton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Doulting Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Mendip Hills Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Croscombe Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Ashwick
BA4 4JH, BA3 5BS, BA3 5BL, BA3 5AA, BA3 5AU, BA3 5BX, BA3 5BG, BA3 5GG, BA3 5AN … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Cardiff Airport 37.3 miles60 km
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Merryfield Lane Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
Hotels near Ashwick Ad
- The Sheep and Penguin 5.6 miles9 km
- The Shrubbery Hotel 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Cameley Lodge - Self Catering 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Hunters Rest Inn 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Montigo Resorts, Somerset 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- White Hart Inn 2 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Old Red Lion 8.5 miles13.6 km
Schools in Ashwick
- Oakhill Church School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mendip Hills Hill 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 9.6 miles15.5 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Longleat Country house 11.2 miles17.9 km
- Cheddar Library Library 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 12 miles19.3 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Stourhead Estate 12.2 miles19.6 km