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 miles
- Bath 21.3 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 13.6 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 22 miles
- Taunton 19.2 miles
- Yeovil 17.7 miles
- Bridgwater 11.5 miles
- Frome 17 miles
- Portishead 20.2 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 10.8 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 10.4 miles
- Clevedon 17.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Henton Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Mendip West Ward 1.7 miles
- Theale Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Meare Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Sharpham Parish 2.8 miles
- Wookey Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Glastonbury Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Coxley Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Upper Coxley and Coxley Wick Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Easton Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Wedmore Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Westbury-sub-Mendip Built-up area 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Godney
BA5 1RX, BA5 1PT, BA5 1RY, BA5 1PU, BA6 9AD, BA5 1RU, BA5 1RZ, BS28 4US, BA5 1PJ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 13.5 miles
- Cardiff Airport 29.2 miles
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 9.7 miles
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 10.3 miles
Hotels near Godney Ad
- The Sheppey Inn 0.5 miles
- The Crown Hotel 3.3 miles
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 4.9 miles
- Premier Inn Glastonbury 3 3.5 miles
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 4.2 miles
- The Market House Inn 3.3 miles
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- The Ancient Gatehouse & Rugantino Restaurant 4.9 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 2 4.9 miles
- The Crown at Wells, Somerset 4.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Chalice Well Gardens 3.8 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 4 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 4.3 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 6 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 7 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 7.6 miles
- Kingswood Nature reserve 8.4 miles
- Halswell Estate 14.9 miles
- Halswell House Country house 14.9 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 16.9 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 17 miles
- Clevedon Court Estate 17.6 miles