Godney is a small village and civil parish on the edge of the Somerset Levels in Somerset, England, a few miles from Glastonbury. Its flat, low-lying landscape of reclaimed peat, rhynes and reedbeds has shaped a long history of wetland management and agriculture, and the pattern of drainage ditches and pasture gives the area a distinctive, open character rich in wildlife.
Today the community is small and largely rural, with farming still important alongside growing interest in conservation, birdwatching and modest rural tourism; local volunteer groups are active in habitat management and flood resilience. Traditional buildings and a close-knit social scene give Godney a quietly historic feel while remaining within easy reach of the region’s larger cultural hubs.
Postcode districts covering Godney
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Bath 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Weston-super-Mare 13.6 miles22 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 22 miles35.4 km
- Taunton 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Yeovil 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Bridgwater 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Frome 17 miles27.4 km
- Portishead 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Clevedon 17.7 miles28.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Henton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Mendip West Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Theale Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Meare Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Sharpham Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Wookey Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Glastonbury Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Coxley Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Upper Coxley and Coxley Wick Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Easton Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Wedmore Built-up area 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Westbury-sub-Mendip Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Godney
BA6 9AD, BA5 1PT, BA5 1RX, BA5 1PR, BA5 1PJ, BA5 1RZ, BS28 4US, BA5 1RU, BA5 1PU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Cardiff Airport 29.2 miles47 km
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 10.3 miles16.6 km
Hotels near Godney Ad
- The Crown Hotel 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Sheep and Penguin 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Bath Arms Hotel 4 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- White Hart Inn 2 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Lillypool Farm 8 miles12.9 km
- Wessex Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
Local points of interest
- Chalice Well Gardens 3.8 miles6 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 4 miles6.5 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Cheddar Library Library 6 miles9.7 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 7 miles11.3 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Halswell Estate 14.9 miles24 km
- Halswell House Country house 14.9 miles24 km
- Huish Park Stadium 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 17 miles27.4 km
- Clevedon Court Estate 17.6 miles28.4 km