Shipham is a small village and civil parish on the western flank of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England, sitting beneath the high ridge of Black Down with views towards the Bristol Channel. Its steep limestone slopes give fine walking country and convenient access to routes such as the Mendip Way, and it lies a few miles from Cheddar and Axbridge.
Historically the settlement grew around lead and ochre mining and small-scale quarrying, with visible remnants of shafts and spoil heaps still part of the local landscape. Today agriculture, conservation and rural tourism are important to the economy, while a close-knit community, village facilities and active local groups help preserve the area's character and heritage.
Postcode districts covering Shipham
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 12.9 miles
- Cardiff 21 miles
- Newport 20 miles
- Bath 19 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 6.8 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16.3 miles
- Taunton 24.4 miles
- Barry 20.9 miles
- Bridgwater 15.6 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 23.2 miles
- Yate 22.4 miles
- Frome 20.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shipham Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Winscombe and Sandford Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Churchill Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Lower Langford Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Burrington Parish 2.2 miles
- Axbridge Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Blagdon & Churchill Ward 2.2 miles
- Stock Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Cheddar Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Cross Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Banwell & Winscombe Ward 2.8 miles
- Compton Bishop Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Shipham
BS25 1UQ, BS25 1QW, BS25 1RD, BS25 1QY, BS25 1TL, BS25 1TR, BS25 1QS, BS25 1UA, BS25 1TS … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 5.7 miles
- Cardiff Airport 24.3 miles
- Yatton Railway Station 5.4 miles
- Worle Railway Station 5.8 miles
Hotels near Shipham Ad
- The Bath Arms Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Bristol Airport 4 3.6 miles
- Worship Farm Accommodation 3 5.2 miles
- Queenswood Hotel 3 8.5 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Bristol Airport 3 6.1 miles
- Beachlands Hotel 3 8.1 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Bristol South - Cadbury House 4 4.6 miles
- The Sheep and Penguin 9.6 miles
- The Queen's Chew Magna 8.8 miles
- Best Western Webbington Hotel & Spa 3 4.2 miles
Schools in Shipham
- Shipham C of E First School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 1.6 miles
- Kingswood Nature reserve 1.9 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 2.9 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 6.9 miles
- Clevedon Court Estate 8.8 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 11.5 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 12 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 12.3 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 12.4 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 12.4 miles
- University of Bristol University 12.9 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 13.1 miles