Shapwick is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, set on the southern edge of the Somerset Levels beside the River Brue, a short distance from Glastonbury. The surrounding low-lying landscape is dominated by wetland ditches and reedbeds and includes Shapwick Heath, part of the Avalon Marshes and a nationally important reserve for birds, waders and other peatland wildlife.
Locally the area is still rooted in agriculture but conservation and quiet tourism around the nature reserves and archaeology are increasingly important. The parish has deep historic interest - nearby finds such as the Neolithic Sweet Track underline the long human use of the Levels - and the village retains a small, close-knit community with traditional buildings and a medieval church reflecting its rural past.
Postcode districts covering Shapwick
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 23.9 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 14.9 miles
- Taunton 14.7 miles
- Yeovil 16 miles
- Bridgwater 7.7 miles
- Frome 20.6 miles
- Portishead 23.5 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 9.7 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 9.2 miles
- Clevedon 20.3 miles
- Nailsea 20 miles
- Keynsham 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shapwick Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Ashcott Built-up area 1 mile
- Chilton Polden Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Greinton Parish 1.5 miles
- King Alfred Ward 1.5 miles
- Catcott Parish 1.7 miles
- Moorlinch Parish 1.8 miles
- Catcott and Edington Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Edington Parish 2.3 miles
- Meare Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Walton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Stawell Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Shapwick
TA7 9LP, TA7 9NR, TA7 9NL, TA7 9LS, TA7 9NA, TA7 9LU, TA7 9NF, TA7 9LN, TA7 9LW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 17.2 miles
- Cardiff Airport 28.3 miles
- Bridgwater Railway Station 7.1 miles
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 8.2 miles
Hotels near Shapwick Ad
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 4.1 miles
- Premier Inn Glastonbury 3 4.1 miles
- Crossways Inn 4 8.1 miles
- The Crown Hotel 4.8 miles
- Wessex Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- The Market House Inn 4.8 miles
- The Sheppey Inn 4.3 miles
- Mercure Bridgwater 3.5 7.4 miles
- George & Pilgrims Hotel 3 4.8 miles
- Elements Suites 5 4.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 4 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 5.3 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 6.2 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 9.4 miles
- Halswell Estate 10.8 miles
- Halswell House Country house 10.8 miles
- Kingswood Nature reserve 10.9 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 11 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 11.5 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 15 miles
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 15.4 miles
- Norton Manor Estate 15.9 miles