Leigh-on-Mendip is a small village and civil parish set on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, its stone cottages and a small parish church sitting against limestone escarpments. The landscape around the village shows its industrial past in the form of old lead-workings and quarried faces, while lanes and dry-stone walls open out onto a patchwork of pasture and heath that makes the area attractive for walkers and naturalists.
Today the community is largely rural, sustained by farming, a few local businesses and commuters who travel to nearby market towns and cities such as Wells, Bath and Bristol. Its proximity to well-known Mendip attractions like Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole means outdoor recreation and cave exploration are popular, and village life is marked by modest social activity centred on the church, village hall and local events.
Postcode districts covering Leigh-on-Mendip
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Bath 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Weston-super-Mare 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 17 miles27.3 km
- Yeovil 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Bridgwater 25 miles40.2 km
- Trowbridge 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Chipping Sodbury 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Chippenham 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Yate 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Frome 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Portishead 22.9 miles36.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Mendip Central and East Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Downhead Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Coleford Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Stoke St. Michael Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Holcombe Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Mells Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Whatley Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Cranmore Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Buckland Down Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Stratton-on-the-Fosse Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Kilmersdon Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Wanstrow Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Leigh-on-Mendip
BA3 5QN, BA3 5QW, BA3 5QF, BA3 5RE, BA3 5RA, BA3 5QR, BA4 4GD, BA3 5WG, BA3 5RD … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Bournemouth Airport 40.4 miles65 km
- Cranmore Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
- Cranmore West Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
Hotels near Leigh-on-Mendip Ad
- The George Inn 3 3.1 miles5.1 km
- The Old Red Lion 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Foresters 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Hunters Rest Inn 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- The Shrubbery Hotel 5 miles8 km
- The Sheep and Penguin 9 miles14.4 km
- Cameley Lodge - Self Catering 3 8.1 miles13 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Montigo Resorts, Somerset 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
Schools in Leigh-on-Mendip
- Leigh On Mendip School Primary
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 6 miles9.6 km
- Longleat Country house 7.9 miles12.7 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Stourhead Estate 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 11 miles17.8 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 11.8 miles18.9 km