Stawell is a small, quiet parish in Somerset, set among rolling farmland on the western edge of the county and within easy reach of the Quantock Hills and the county town of Taunton. The landscape is typical of rural Somerset, with lanes, hedgerows and pockets of woodland that make it popular with walkers and birdwatchers.
Historically the community grew up around farming and a handful of country houses and a medieval parish church, and agriculture still shapes local life although many residents now commute to nearby towns. The village retains a strong local identity with occasional village events, historic cottages and listed buildings that hint at its long-established agricultural and social history.
Postcode districts covering Stawell
Most populated places nearby
- Weston-super-Mare 14.8 miles
- Taunton 12 miles
- Barry 24.3 miles
- Yeovil 17.3 miles
- Bridgwater 4.6 miles
- Frome 23.7 miles
- Portishead 24.5 miles
- Penarth 24.2 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 8.3 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 7.9 miles
- Clevedon 20.9 miles
- Nailsea 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Edington Parish 1.4 miles
- Catcott Parish 1.6 miles
- Catcott and Edington Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Cossington Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Moorlinch Parish 1.9 miles
- Chedzoy Built-up area 2 miles
- Westonzoyland Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Bridgwater East & Bawdrip Ward 2.4 miles
- Chilton Polden Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bawdrip Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Greinton Parish 2.6 miles
- Woolavington Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Stawell
TA7 9RZ, TA7 9AY, TA7 9AU, TA7 9AE, TA7 9AA, TA7 9AF, TA7 9AS, TA7 9AZ, TA7 9AB … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 18.8 miles
- Cardiff Airport 26.4 miles
- Bridgwater Railway Station 4 miles
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 6.6 miles
Hotels near Stawell Ad
- The Tudor Hotel 4.6 miles
- The Old Vicarage 4 4.6 miles
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 4.3 miles
- Ibis Bridgwater 3 4 miles
- The Walnut Tree Hotel 3 5.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bridgwater M5, Jct. 24 3 5 miles
- The Crown Hotel 7.9 miles
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 7 miles
- Dunstan House 3 8.2 miles
- The Royal Clarence Hotel 8.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 6.9 miles
- Halswell Estate 7.7 miles
- Halswell House Country house 7.7 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 8.3 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 9.3 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 11 miles
- Kingswood Nature reserve 11.8 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 12.5 miles
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 12.9 miles
- Norton Manor Estate 12.9 miles
- Quantock Hills Hill 13.6 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 14.1 miles