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 miles
- Bath 11.6 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 19.4 miles
- Yeovil 23.8 miles
- Salisbury 23.9 miles
- Trowbridge 8.8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 22.5 miles
- Chippenham 18.8 miles
- Yate 23.3 miles
- Frome 2.5 miles
- Nailsea 24.5 miles
- Melksham 13.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Frome East Ward 0.5 miles
- Frome West Ward 1.6 miles
- Nunney Built-up area 2 miles
- Horningsham Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Corsley Parish 2.5 miles
- Frome Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Chapmanslade Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Berkley Parish 2.6 miles
- Trudoxhill Parish 2.7 miles
- Great Elm Parish 3 miles
- Whatley Parish 3.3 miles
- Whitbourne Springs Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Selwood
BA11 5LL, BA11 2NX, BA11 5EW, BA11 2NL, BA11 4GJ, BA11 3JQ, BA11 3JJ, BA13 4AR, BA11 5JL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 21.2 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 36.2 miles
- Frome Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Dilton Marsh Railway Station 5 miles
Hotels near Selwood Ad
- The Foresters 3.8 miles
- Home Farm 4 6.9 miles
- The George Inn 3 3 miles
- The Old Red Lion 6.9 miles
- The Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa 4 7.1 miles
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 8.4 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 3.2 miles
- The Old Bell - Warminster 5.6 miles
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 8.3 miles
- Widbrook Grange 3 8.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Longleat Country house 2.4 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 3.3 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 7.3 miles
- Stourhead Estate 7.5 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 11.7 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 11.9 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 12 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 12 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 12.1 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 13.1 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles