Nynehead is a small rural parish in Somerset set in rolling countryside a few miles north‑west of Taunton and close to Wellington. The area is characterised by farmland, small woodlands and country lanes, with a quiet, dispersed settlement pattern that makes it popular with walkers and people seeking a rural base within easy reach of the county town.
Historically the parish centres on a notable country house, Nynehead Court, and a small parish church, and a number of older farmhouses and bridges give the place a distinctly historic feel. Agriculture still shapes the local economy, while many residents commute to nearby towns; social life revolves around village events and conservation of the local heritage and landscape.
Postcode districts covering Nynehead
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Taunton 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Bridgwater 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Tiverton 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Chard 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Chard Town 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Street 23 miles37 km
- Sidmouth 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Minehead 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Honiton 14.1 miles22.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Wellington Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Chelston Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Langford Budville Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Rockwell Green Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Hillcommon Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Milverton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bradford-on-Tone Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Oake Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Upper Tone Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Wellington Without Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- West Buckland Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Halse Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Nynehead
TA21 0BY, TA21 0BH, TA21 9HW, TA21 0BS, TA21 0BX, TA21 0QS, TA21 9HH, TA21 0BJ, TA21 0DB … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 19.9 miles32 km
- Cardiff Airport 27.9 miles45 km
- Bishops Lydeard Railway Station 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Taunton Railway Station 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Taunton Bus Station 5.6 miles9.1 km
Hotels near Nynehead Ad
- The Lethbridge Arms 4.4 miles7 km
- Beambridge Inn 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Taunton East 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Corner House Hotel 3 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Days Inn Taunton 3 4 miles6.5 km
- Holiday Inn Taunton 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Great Western Hotel 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- White Hart Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Castle Hotel 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Royal Ashton Hotel 2 5.8 miles9.4 km
Local points of interest
- Norton Manor Estate 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Quantock Hills Hill 9.3 miles15 km
- Halswell House Country house 9.9 miles16 km
- Halswell Estate 10 miles16 km
- Brendon Hills Hill 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Kilve Beach Beach 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Dunster Castle Gardens Gardens 15.3 miles24.7 km
- National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Killerton Estate 17.1 miles27.5 km