Pen Selwood is a small, rural parish in Somerset set on the slopes of the ancient Selwood ridge. The settlement has medieval roots, historically tied to the old royal hunting forest and a landscape shaped by mixed farming and hedged fields rather than heavy industry.
Today it remains a quiet agricultural community with stone cottages, a small historic church and scattered listed buildings; lanes and footpaths around the village are popular with walkers seeking countryside views and wildlife. Local life is modest and village-centred, with conservation of landscape and heritage an important part of the parish’s character.
Postcode districts covering Pen Selwood
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Yeovil 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Salisbury 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Trowbridge 18 miles29 km
- Frome 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Melksham 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Melksham Without 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Devizes 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Warminster 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Westbury 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Keynsham 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Neston 24.2 miles39 km
Neighbouring places
- Bourton Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Zeals Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Silton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Cucklington Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Stoke Trister Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Stourton with Gasper Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Charlton Musgrove Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Wincanton & Bruton Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Wincanton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Milton on Stour Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Brewham Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Mere Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Pen Selwood
BA9 8NL, BA9 8LP, BA9 8LZ, BA9 8LS, BA9 8NJ, BA9 8LY, BA9 8LN, BA9 8LQ, BA9 8LT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 26.4 miles42.4 km
- Bournemouth Airport 30.3 miles48.7 km
- Gillingham 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Bruton Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
Hotels near Pen Selwood Ad
- The Old Red Lion 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Dolphin Hotel 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Grange at Oborne 10 miles16 km
- The George Hotel 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The George Inn 3 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Holbrook Manor & Spa - Oceana Collection 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 8.9 miles14.4 km
Local points of interest
- Stourhead Estate 2.4 miles3.8 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Longleat Country house 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Western Downs Hill 16.2 miles26 km
- Huish Park Stadium 16.6 miles26.7 km