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 miles23.7 km
- Bath 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Weston-super-Mare 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Yeovil 24.3 miles39 km
- Trowbridge 11 miles17.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Chippenham 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Yate 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Frome 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Portishead 20.5 miles33 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 23.7 miles38.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Westfield Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Radstock Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Buckland Down Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Coleford Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Midsomer Norton Redfield Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Midsomer Norton Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Midsomer Norton North Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Holcombe Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Stratton-on-the-Fosse Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Chilcompton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Peasedown Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Shoscombe Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Kilmersdon
BA3 5SR, BA3 5SL, BA3 5TE, BA3 4BD, BA3 4QD, BA3 5TG, BA3 5SZ, BA3 5UQ, BA3 5EU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Cardiff Airport 39.8 miles64 km
- Cranmore Railway Station 6 miles9.7 km
- Cranmore West Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
Hotels near Kilmersdon Ad
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 1.3 miles2 km
- The Hunters Rest Inn 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Cameley Lodge - Self Catering 3 6 miles9.6 km
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The Foresters 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bathen House Boutique Hotel 5 8.4 miles13.6 km
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- The George Inn 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
Schools in Kilmersdon
- Kilmersdon Church School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 9 miles14.5 km
- Longleat Country house 9.3 miles15 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles16.7 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Stourhead Estate 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 13.3 miles21.4 km