Wanstrow is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, tucked into rolling countryside typical of the county. The settlement is characterised by stone-built cottages and farmhouses, narrow lanes and small streams, with surrounding farmland and lanes that give it a distinctly rural, patchwork appearance.
Community life is quiet but active, centred on the village hall and parish church, with occasional fetes and local groups; many households combine farming or rural trades with commuting to nearby market towns. The village has roots stretching back centuries and the landscape around it still reflects that long agricultural history.
Postcode districts covering Wanstrow
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 20.8 miles
- Bath 13.7 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 20 miles
- Yeovil 19.4 miles
- Trowbridge 13.2 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 24.5 miles
- Chippenham 22.9 miles
- Yate 24.9 miles
- Frome 2.5 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 24.9 miles
- Nailsea 22.7 miles
- Melksham 18 miles
Neighbouring places
- Upton Noble Parish 2.1 miles
- Downhead Parish 2.2 miles
- Cranmore Parish 2.3 miles
- Frome Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Batcombe Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Witham Friary Parish 2.6 miles
- Mendip Central and East Ward 2.8 miles
- Trudoxhill Parish 2.9 miles
- Nunney Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Whatley Parish 3.2 miles
- Leigh-on-Mendip Parish 3.2 miles
- Mells Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Wanstrow
BA4 4SW, BA11 4PJ, BA11 4PY, BA4 4SN, BA4 4SZ, BA4 4SU, BA11 4PL, BA4 4SJ, BA4 4TQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 19.1 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 37.3 miles
- Cranmore Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Cranmore West Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Wanstrow Ad
- The Old Red Lion 3.6 miles
- The George Inn 3 2.4 miles
- The Cornerhouse 4 5.1 miles
- The Foresters 8.1 miles
- Montigo Resorts, Somerset 4 4.9 miles
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 7 miles
- The Shrubbery Hotel 5.9 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 6.7 miles
- Dolphin Hotel 8.7 miles
- Radstock Hotel Near Bath 3 7.8 miles
Local points of interest
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 5.1 miles
- Longleat Country house 6 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 6.7 miles
- Stourhead Estate 6.7 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 8.1 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 12 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 12 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 13 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 13.6 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 13.9 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 14 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 14.1 miles