Bradford-on-Tone in Somerset is a small riverside village set on the banks of the River Tone, a few miles north‑east of the county town of Taunton. Its name, from Old English meaning “broad ford”, reflects the historic crossing here; the village has a compact core of stone houses, a village green and an old bridge, with the low‑lying wetlands of the Somerset Levels visible nearby.
Historically agricultural, the parish was shaped by farming and river traffic, and today village life still revolves around the parish church, village hall and pub, with fetes and community events through the year. Many residents now commute into Taunton, while walkers and birdwatchers are drawn to the mix of hedged fields and wet meadows that give the area its quiet rural character and hints of medieval origins.
Postcode districts covering Bradford-on-Tone
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Taunton 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Yeovil 23.6 miles38 km
- Bridgwater 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 18.6 miles30 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 18.6 miles30 km
- Tiverton 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Chard 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Chard Town 13.1 miles21 km
- Street 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Sidmouth 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Minehead 19.3 miles31.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Chelston Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- West Buckland Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Oake Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Nynehead Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Comeytrowe & Trull Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Hillcommon Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wellington Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Norton Fitzwarren Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Trull Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Cotford St. Luke Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Pitminster Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Bradford-on-Tone
TA4 1HH, TA4 1HF, TA4 1HA, TA4 1HQ, TA4 1EX, TA4 1HT, TA4 1EY, TA4 1EZ, TA4 1HG … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Cardiff Airport 28.4 miles45.8 km
- Taunton Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Bishops Lydeard Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Taunton Bus Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
Hotels near Bradford-on-Tone Ad
- The Lethbridge Arms 4 miles6.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Taunton East 3 5 miles8.1 km
- The Corner House Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Days Inn Taunton 3 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Holiday Inn Taunton 4 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Flying Fish Stables 4 9.3 miles15 km
- The Great Western Hotel 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Castle Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Royal Ashton Hotel 2 3.7 miles6 km
- Farthings Country House Hotel & Restaurant Tunton 3 8.1 miles13 km
Local points of interest
- Norton Manor Estate 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Halswell House Country house 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Halswell Estate 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Quantock Hills Hill 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Brendon Hills Hill 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Kilve Beach Beach 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Forde Abbey Historic site 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Dunster Castle Gardens Gardens 16.8 miles27 km
- National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site 17.1 miles27.5 km