The small village and parish of Moorlinch sits on the Somerset Levels in Somerset, close to the town of Bridgwater and beneath the low ridge of the Polden Hills. Its flat, low-lying landscape of peat and reclaimed marsh is criss-crossed by rhynes and drainage channels, and the long history of water management here is central to the local character.
Agriculture - particularly cattle grazing and traditional hay meadow management - still underpins the local economy, while pockets of wetland around the village are valued for birds and aquatic plants and form part of the broader Levels' conservation interest. The village retains a medieval parish church and a small, close-knit community, so social life tends to revolve around local events and the rhythms of the countryside.
Postcode districts covering Moorlinch
Most populated places nearby
- Weston-super-Mare 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Taunton 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Yeovil 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Bridgwater 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Frome 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Portishead 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Clevedon 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Nailsea 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Chard 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Chard Town 17.7 miles28.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Greinton Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Shapwick Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Catcott Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Ashcott Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Stawell Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Catcott and Edington Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Chilton Polden Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Edington Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- King Alfred Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Middlezoy Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Westonzoyland Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Othery Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Moorlinch
TA7 9BZ, TA7 9DB, TA7 9BT, TA7 9DD, TA7 9BS, TA7 9DG, TA7 9DE, TA7 9DA, TA7 9BU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Cardiff Airport 28.2 miles45.3 km
- Bridgwater Railway Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 8.2 miles13.2 km
Hotels near Moorlinch Ad
- The Tudor Hotel 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Crown Hotel 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Old Vicarage 4 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Walnut Tree Hotel 3 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bridgwater M5, Jct. 24 3 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Ibis Bridgwater 3 6 miles9.6 km
- Wessex Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Dunstan House 3 9.8 miles15.8 km
Local points of interest
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Halswell Estate 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Halswell House Country house 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Cheddar Library Library 11 miles17.8 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Norton Manor Estate 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Huish Park Stadium 14.5 miles23.3 km