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 miles38.4 km
- Weston-super-Mare 14.9 miles24 km
- Taunton 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Yeovil 16 miles25.8 km
- Bridgwater 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Frome 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Portishead 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Clevedon 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Nailsea 20 miles32.1 km
- Keynsham 23.5 miles37.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Shapwick Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Ashcott Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Chilton Polden Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Greinton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- King Alfred Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Catcott Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Moorlinch Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Catcott and Edington Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Edington Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Meare Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Walton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Stawell Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Shapwick
TA7 9NJ, TA7 9LY, TA7 9NU, TA7 9LZ, TA7 9LT, TA7 9NF, TA7 9NH, TA7 9NR, TA7 9LW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Cardiff Airport 28.3 miles45.5 km
- Bridgwater Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 8.2 miles13.1 km
Hotels near Shapwick Ad
- The Crown Hotel 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Tudor Hotel 7.7 miles12.3 km
- The Old Vicarage 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Sheep and Penguin 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Bath Arms Hotel 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Wessex Hotel 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Ibis Bridgwater 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
Local points of interest
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 4 miles6.4 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 6.2 miles10 km
- Cheddar Library Library 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Halswell Estate 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Halswell House Country house 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 11 miles17.6 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Huish Park Stadium 15 miles24.1 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Norton Manor Estate 15.9 miles25.5 km