Chilcompton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, tucked on the lower slopes and valley country at the edge of the Mendip Hills and close to former coalfield towns such as Radstock and Midsomer Norton. Its setting mixes limestone scenery and rolling farmland, with good road links that make Bath and Bristol easily reachable for commuters.
The village carries a visible industrial past from the Somerset coalfield alongside a largely rural economy of farms, small businesses and services; there are stone cottages, a parish church, a village hall and a pub, and local groups keep an active community calendar. Traces of former rail and mining infrastructure remain in the landscape, while footpaths and lanes make it popular with walkers and people seeking a quiet country lifestyle not far from regional centres.
Postcode districts covering Chilcompton
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 14.4 miles
- Bath 10.3 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 19.7 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 14.3 miles
- Yeovil 22.7 miles
- Bridgwater 23.2 miles
- Trowbridge 13.9 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 19.8 miles
- Chippenham 21.8 miles
- Yate 19.9 miles
- Frome 7.6 miles
- Portishead 19.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chilcompton Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Stratton-on-the-Fosse Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Ston Easton Parish 1.3 miles
- Binegar Parish 1.5 miles
- Midsomer Norton Redfield Ward 1.8 miles
- Gurney Slade Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Holcombe Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Emborough Parish 2.1 miles
- Midsomer Norton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Oakhill Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Ashwick Parish 2.5 miles
- Westfield Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Chilcompton
BA3 4EH, BA3 4JF, BA3 4RR, BA3 4EL, BA3 4EU, BA3 4EY, BA3 4XJ, BA3 4HP, BA3 4HQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 12.4 miles
- Cardiff Airport 37.2 miles
- Cranmore Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Cranmore West Railway Station 5.3 miles
Hotels near Chilcompton Ad
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 2 miles
- The Hunters Rest Inn 4 5.5 miles
- Cameley Lodge - Self Catering 3 4.5 miles
- The Sheep and Penguin 7.1 miles
- The Shrubbery Hotel 5.1 miles
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 7.4 miles
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 6.8 miles
- The George Inn 3 6.6 miles
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 9.8 miles
- The Queen's Chew Magna 8.6 miles
Schools in Chilcompton
- St Vigor & St John Church School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mendip Hills Hill 6.2 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 8.1 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 9.6 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 10.6 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 10.6 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 10.7 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 10.7 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 10.8 miles
- Longleat Country house 11.3 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 11.6 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 11.6 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 11.7 miles