Ilminster sits in Somerset where the town grew around a crossing of the River Isle, on the edge of the Blackdown Hills. The lantern-topped tower of St Mary Magdalene Church dominates a medieval core that reflects Ilminster’s historic ties to the wool and cloth trade.
Today Ilminster functions as a lively market and service centre with independent shops, light industry and surrounding dairy and arable farms; tourism, festivals and community groups sustain a strong civic life and a noticeable local arts scene.
Postcode districts covering Ilminster
Most populated places nearby
- Taunton 11.2 miles
- Yeovil 12.5 miles
- Bridgwater 16 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 23.4 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 23.1 miles
- Tiverton 23.8 miles
- Dorchester 25 miles
- Bridport 14.3 miles
- Chard 2.5 miles
- Chard Town 2.3 miles
- Street 17.1 miles
- Sidmouth 20.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Knowle St. Giles Parish 0.3 miles
- Donyatt Parish 1.3 miles
- Dowlish Wake Parish 1.5 miles
- Chaffcombe Parish 1.5 miles
- Ilminster Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Cudworth Parish 1.8 miles
- Horton Parish 2.2 miles
- Chard Town Parish 2.3 miles
- Cricket St. Thomas Parish 2.5 miles
- Chard Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Horton and Broadway Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Wadeford Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Ilminster
TA20 4AE, TA19 9BY, TA19 9FE, TA20 4ED, TA20 4DQ, TA19 9LA, TA19 9LP, TA19 9PT, TA17 8SZ … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 24.3 miles
- Bristol Airport 34.3 miles
- Crewkerne Railway Station 6.8 miles
- Axminster Railway Station 9.3 miles
Hotels in Ilminster Ad
- New Inn 4
- The Duke of York 4
- Hornsbury Mill 4
- The Five Dials Inn 4
- The Flying Fish Stables 4
- The Lordleaze Hotel And Restaurant 3
- The Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster 3
- Watermead House 5
- The Bell Broadway 3
Schools in Ilminster
- Ashill Community Primary School Primary
- Dillington House Further education
- Neroche Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 2.8 miles
- Forde Abbey Historic site 4.3 miles
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 9 miles
- Newenham Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 11.4 miles
- Charmouth Beach Beach 11.9 miles
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 13 miles
- Norton Manor Estate 13.7 miles
- Halswell House Country house 14.8 miles
- Halswell Estate 14.8 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 17.5 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 19.1 miles