Kilmersdon is a compact rural village and parish in Somerset, lying amid the rolling farmland and small woodlands that characterise the approaches to the Mendip Hills. The settlement is made up of traditional stone cottages, farms and lanes, giving a quietly picturesque feel while remaining within reach of larger market towns.
Its history is visible in listed buildings and a long-established parish community; the local economy has long been based on agriculture with traces of past quarrying and small-scale mining, and today the village is largely residential with active community life centred on a church, village hall and pub. Walkers and those interested in rural heritage are drawn to the area by footpaths, countryside views and the strong sense of local identity.
Postcode districts covering Kilmersdon
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 14.7 miles
- Bath 8.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 22.2 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 13.8 miles
- Yeovil 24.3 miles
- Trowbridge 11 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 18.6 miles
- Chippenham 19.2 miles
- Yate 18.9 miles
- Frome 6.1 miles
- Portishead 20.5 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Westfield Parish 1.3 miles
- Radstock Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Buckland Down Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Coleford Built-up area 2 miles
- Midsomer Norton Redfield Ward 2 miles
- Midsomer Norton Built-up area 2 miles
- Midsomer Norton North Ward 2.1 miles
- Holcombe Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Stratton-on-the-Fosse Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Chilcompton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Peasedown Ward 3 miles
- Shoscombe Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Kilmersdon
BA3 5TB, BA3 5SW, BA11 3RN, BA3 5FX, BA3 5UQ, BA3 5SN, BA3 5TL, BA3 5ST, BA3 4QD … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 14.2 miles
- Cardiff Airport 39.8 miles
- Cranmore Railway Station 6 miles
- Cranmore West Railway Station 6.2 miles
Hotels near Kilmersdon Ad
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 1.3 miles
- Radstock Hotel Near Bath 3 1.6 miles
- Holcombe Inn 5 2.2 miles
- Hotel Indigo Bath 3.5 8.5 miles
- The Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel by YTL 5 8.4 miles
- Apex City of Bath Hotel 4 8.4 miles
- Mad Swans in The Mendips 3.8 miles
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 8.6 miles
- The Old Station Inn 3 4.6 miles
- The Seven Stars 3 4.2 miles
Schools in Kilmersdon
- Kilmersdon Church School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 5.4 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 7.8 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 8.5 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 8.6 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 8.6 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 8.8 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 9 miles
- Longleat Country house 9.3 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 11.3 miles
- Stourhead Estate 12.6 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 13.3 miles