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 miles
- Bath 11.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 23.1 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 17 miles
- Yeovil 21.3 miles
- Bridgwater 25 miles
- Trowbridge 12.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 21.7 miles
- Chippenham 21.5 miles
- Yate 22.1 miles
- Frome 4.1 miles
- Portishead 22.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mendip Central and East Ward 0.8 miles
- Downhead Parish 1.1 miles
- Coleford Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Stoke St. Michael Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Holcombe Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Mells Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Whatley Parish 2.7 miles
- Cranmore Parish 2.7 miles
- Buckland Down Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Stratton-on-the-Fosse Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Kilmersdon Parish 3.2 miles
- Wanstrow Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Leigh-on-Mendip
BA3 5QG, BA3 5QR, BA3 5QP, BA3 5QW, BA3 5RQ, BA3 5GU, BA3 5QS, BA3 5QY, BA11 3LR … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 16.1 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 40.4 miles
- Cranmore Railway Station 3 miles
- Cranmore West Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Leigh-on-Mendip Ad
- Holcombe Inn 5 2 miles
- The George at Nunney 3 3.1 miles
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Charlton House 4 4.4 miles
- The Natterjack Inn 7.4 miles
- The Archangel,Restaurant & Bar with Rooms 5.5 miles
- The Corner House 4 5.4 miles
- Radstock Hotel Near Bath 3 4.8 miles
- The Hideaway 4.9 miles
- Montigo Resorts Somerset 4 4.4 miles
Schools in Leigh-on-Mendip
- Leigh On Mendip School Primary
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 6 miles
- Longleat Country house 7.9 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 8.4 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 9.4 miles
- Stourhead Estate 9.9 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 10.9 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 11 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 11.5 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 11.5 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 11.6 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 11.6 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 11.8 miles