Stogursey is a small, characterful village in rural Somerset, perched not far from the coast and with easy access to the rolling woodlands of the Quantock Hills and the low-lying Somerset Levels. The setting gives it a mix of coastal and upland scenery, and the village feels like a quiet hub for walkers and country visitors drawn to the nearby shoreline of the Bristol Channel.
Historically known as Stoke Courcy after its medieval lords, the village retains visible reminders of that past in the form of priory and castle earthworks dating back to the Norman period. Today it’s a close-knit, largely rural community with agricultural roots, a handful of period cottages and parish buildings, and a local social life keyed to village events and countryside tourism rather than heavy industry.
Postcode districts covering Stogursey
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Weston-super-Mare 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Taunton 11.2 miles18 km
- Barry 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Bridgwater 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Penarth 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 8 miles12.8 km
- Clevedon 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Nailsea 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Tiverton 24 miles38.7 km
- Llantwit Major 21.5 miles34.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Shurton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Fiddington Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Stringston Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Nether Stowey Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Stockland Bristol Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Holford Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Kilve Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Over Stowey Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Combwich Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Otterhampton Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Cannington Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Watchet & Stogursey Ward 3.8 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Stogursey
TA5 1RD, TA5 1PR, TA5 1PL, TA5 1TB, TA5 1TE, TA5 1QY, TA5 1QR, TA5 1TH, TA5 1RG … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Bristol Airport 23 miles37 km
- Stogumber Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Crowcombe Heathfield Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Stogursey Ad
- Combe House Hotel 3 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Tudor Hotel 7 miles11.3 km
- The Old Vicarage 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Dunstan House 3 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The Royal Clarence Hotel 7.4 miles11.8 km
- The Walnut Tree Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Ibis Bridgwater 3 7 miles11.2 km
- The Lethbridge Arms 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bridgwater M5, Jct. 24 3 8.3 miles13.3 km
Schools in Stogursey
- Stogursey C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kilve Beach Beach 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Quantock Hills Hill 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Halswell Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Halswell House Country house 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Norton Manor Estate 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Brendon Hills Hill 12.7 miles20.5 km
- National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Dunster Castle Gardens Gardens 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Minehead Harbour Harbour 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Periton Park Court Estate 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 15.8 miles25.4 km