Spaxton is a small rural village and civil parish in Somerset, England, lying on the eastern fringes of the Quantock Hills within the Sedgemoor district. It looks out across the Somerset Levels towards the Bristol Channel and sits within easy reach of market towns such as Bridgwater and Taunton, which makes it a quiet mix of farming community and commuter village.
Historically the settlement clusters around its medieval parish church and a number of old manor houses, and the surrounding hills show evidence of prehistoric barrows and long-established footpaths; the Quantocks are also associated with the Romantic poets who spent time in nearby Nether Stowey. Today Spaxton retains a strong village community with local events, small businesses and easy access to outdoor recreation in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Postcode districts covering Spaxton
Most populated places nearby
- Weston-super-Mare 17 miles27.3 km
- Taunton 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Barry 20.5 miles33 km
- Yeovil 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Bridgwater 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Penarth 21.7 miles35 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Clevedon 24.2 miles39 km
- Tiverton 22 miles35.4 km
- Chard 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Chard Town 18.6 miles29.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Enmore Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Over Stowey Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Fiddington Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Goathurst Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Cannington Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Broomfield Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Durleigh Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Nether Stowey Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Wembdon Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Bridgwater West Ward 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Combwich Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
- West Bagborough Parish 4 miles6.5 km
Example postcodes in Spaxton
TA5 1BS, TA5 1DJ, TA5 1BX, TA5 1BY, TA5 1DA, TA5 1BT, TA5 1BQ, TA5 1DL, TA5 1DH
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Bristol Airport 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Bridgwater Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Crowcombe Heathfield Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
- Taunton Bus Station 7.6 miles12.2 km
Hotels near Spaxton Ad
- The Tudor Hotel 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Old Vicarage 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Combe House Hotel 3 5 miles8.1 km
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Walnut Tree Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Lethbridge Arms 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bridgwater M5, Jct. 24 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Taunton East 3 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Ibis Bridgwater 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Holiday Inn Taunton 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
Schools in Spaxton
- Spaxton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Halswell Estate 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Halswell House Country house 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Quantock Hills Hill 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Norton Manor Estate 6.2 miles10 km
- Kilve Beach Beach 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Brendon Hills Hill 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Dunster Castle Gardens Gardens 14.9 miles24 km
- National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site 15 miles24.1 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Minehead Harbour Harbour 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 17 miles27.3 km