The village of Cossington sits in Somerset, England on the edge of the low-lying Somerset Levels, a landscape of drained peat, pasture and ditches. It’s a small rural settlement in the Sedgemoor area, with farmed fields, hedgerows and quiet lanes; the flat landscape gives long views to nearby low hills and to larger towns such as Bridgwater and the market and festival town of Glastonbury.
Historically the village’s life has been shaped by agriculture and the long effort to manage water on the Levels, and you’ll find traditional cottages and a modest parish community; economically people still work in farming or commute to nearby centres and energy sites like Hinkley Point. Socially it’s the kind of place with a close-knit village hall or church-based life and occasional local fêtes, quietly typical of rural Somerset but with its own local character.
Postcode districts covering Cossington
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 24.9 miles40 km
- Weston-super-Mare 13 miles21 km
- Taunton 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Barry 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Yeovil 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Bridgwater 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Frome 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Portishead 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Penarth 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 6 miles9.6 km
- Clevedon 19.4 miles31.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Woolavington Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Bawdrip Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Edington Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stawell Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Chedzoy Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Catcott and Edington Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Puriton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Catcott Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Burtle Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Bridgwater East & Bawdrip Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Dunball Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bridgwater Without Parish 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Cossington
TA7 8LL, TA7 8JN, TA7 8LP, TA7 8LZ, TA7 8LE, TA7 8FE, TA7 8LQ, TA7 8LY, TA7 8JX … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Cardiff Airport 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Bridgwater Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 4.7 miles7.6 km
Hotels near Cossington Ad
- The Tudor Hotel 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Old Vicarage 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Ibis Bridgwater 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Dunstan House 3 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Walnut Tree Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bridgwater M5, Jct. 24 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Royal Clarence Hotel 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Crown Hotel 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
Local points of interest
- Halswell Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Halswell House Country house 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Cheddar Library Library 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 10.5 miles17 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Quantock Hills Hill 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Norton Manor Estate 13 miles21 km
- Kilve Beach Beach 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles22 km