Selwood is a small rural civil parish in Somerset, England, its name recalling the once-extensive ancient Selwood Forest that historically marked a boundary of Wessex. The parish is set in rolling countryside of mixed pasture and woodland, with scattered hamlets, winding lanes and a landscape shaped by hedgerows, old oaks and traditional field barns rather than a single dominant village centre.
Historically rooted in agriculture, the local economy remains largely farming-based, supplemented by small rural businesses and commuters travelling to nearby market towns. Cultural life is typical of small English parishes: medieval churches and listed farmhouses, an active parish council and community events, and a quieter social scene that appeals to walkers and anyone interested in the area’s long heritage and pastoral character.
Postcode districts covering Selwood
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Bath 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Yeovil 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Salisbury 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Trowbridge 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Chipping Sodbury 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Chippenham 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Yate 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Frome 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Nailsea 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Melksham 13.5 miles21.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Frome East Ward 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Frome West Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Nunney Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Horningsham Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Corsley Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Frome Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Chapmanslade Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Berkley Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Trudoxhill Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Great Elm Parish 3 miles4.7 km
- Whatley Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Whitbourne Springs Built-up area 3.6 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Selwood
BA11 5JA, BA11 5EF, BA11 5BQ, BA11 4GG, BA11 5EH, BA11 3NR, BA11 2NF, BA11 2PA, BA11 5EQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Bournemouth Airport 36.2 miles58.3 km
- Frome Railway Station 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 5 miles8 km
Hotels near Selwood Ad
- The Foresters 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Home Farm 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The George Inn 3 3 miles4.8 km
- The Old Red Lion 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Old Bell - Warminster 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Widbrook Grange 3 8.7 miles14 km
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 3.3 miles5.3 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Stourhead Estate 7.5 miles12 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles18 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 12 miles19.3 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 12 miles19.3 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles23.8 km