Bawdrip is a small rural village and civil parish in Somerset, lying a few miles east of Bridgwater on the fringe of the Somerset Levels and close to the gentle rise of the Polden Hills. Its setting of low-lying wet meadows and drained peat moors gives the area a particularly open, watery feel and attracts birdlife; the local landscape reflects centuries of drainage and agricultural improvement typical of this part of Somerset.
The village has a quiet, agricultural character with a modest cluster of historic houses and a parish church at its heart, and many residents combine farm work or local trades with commuting into nearby towns. Community life is centred on village amenities and events rather than tourism, and the parish’s history - from medieval roots through Victorian changes in land use - is still visible in field patterns, older buildings and the close-knit social fabric.
Postcode districts covering Bawdrip
Most populated places nearby
- Weston-super-Mare 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Taunton 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Barry 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Yeovil 19.2 miles31 km
- Bridgwater 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Portishead 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Penarth 22.3 miles36 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 6.2 miles10 km
- Clevedon 20 miles32.2 km
- Nailsea 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Chard 19.2 miles30.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Bawdrip Built-up area 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Cossington Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Woolavington Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Chedzoy Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Puriton Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stawell Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Bridgwater East & Bawdrip Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bridgwater Without Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Dunball Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Edington Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Walpole Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bridgwater North & Central Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Bawdrip
TA7 8PU, TA7 8PP, TA7 9AG, TA7 9AQ, TA7 8PT, TA7 8PZ, TA7 8PN, TA7 8PR, TA7 8PL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Cardiff Airport 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Bridgwater Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 4.9 miles7.8 km
Hotels near Bawdrip Ad
- The Tudor Hotel 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Old Vicarage 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Ibis Bridgwater 3 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bridgwater M5, Jct. 24 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Walnut Tree Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Dunstan House 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Royal Clarence Hotel 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Crown Hotel 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
Schools in Bawdrip
- Kingsmoor Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Halswell Estate 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Halswell House Country house 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 8.7 miles14 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 10 miles16 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Cheddar Library Library 11 miles17.7 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Quantock Hills Hill 12 miles19.3 km
- Norton Manor Estate 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Kilve Beach Beach 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 12.9 miles20.8 km