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 miles23.2 km
- Bath 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Weston-super-Mare 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Yeovil 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Bridgwater 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Trowbridge 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Chipping Sodbury 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Chippenham 21.8 miles35 km
- Yate 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Frome 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Portishead 19.3 miles31 km
Neighbouring places
- Chilcompton Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Stratton-on-the-Fosse Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Ston Easton Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Binegar Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Midsomer Norton Redfield Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Gurney Slade Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Holcombe Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Emborough Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Midsomer Norton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Oakhill Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Ashwick Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Westfield Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Chilcompton
BA3 4HT, BA3 4HE, BA3 4GT, BA3 4ER, BA3 4FH, BA3 4WU, BA3 4JG, BA3 4XJ, BA3 4ET … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 12.4 miles20 km
- Cardiff Airport 37.2 miles59.9 km
- Cranmore Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Cranmore West Railway Station 5.3 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Chilcompton Ad
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 2 miles3.3 km
- The Hunters Rest Inn 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Cameley Lodge - Self Catering 3 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Sheep and Penguin 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Old Station Inn 3.6 miles5.9 km
- The Shrubbery Hotel 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 6.8 miles11 km
- The George Inn 3 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 9.8 miles15.8 km
Schools in Chilcompton
- St Vigor & St John Church School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mendip Hills Hill 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 8.1 miles13 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Longleat Country house 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Cheddar Library Library 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 11.7 miles18.9 km