Weare is a small village and civil parish in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, lying on the western edge of the Somerset Levels with the Mendip Hills within easy reach. Its history is rooted in medieval farming and marshland management, and the village retains historic stone buildings and a parish church dating back several centuries, set among low-lying pasture criss-crossed by drainage rhynes.
The local economy is largely agricultural, supplemented by small businesses and commuters who travel to larger centres such as Bridgwater and Bristol. Community life is typical of rural Somerset, centred on a village hall, a local pub and seasonal fetes and shows, with an active parish council involved in conservation and flood-management matters.
Postcode districts covering Weare
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Cardiff 21.7 miles35 km
- Newport 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Bath 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Weston-super-Mare 7 miles11.3 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Taunton 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Barry 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Yeovil 24 miles38.7 km
- Bridgwater 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Frome 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Portishead 15.1 miles24.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Weare Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Lower Weare Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Chapel Allerton Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Cross Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Badgworth Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Compton Bishop Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Axbridge Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Cocklake Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Rooks Bridge Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Cheddar Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Blackford Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Wedmore Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Weare
BS26 2QU, BS26 2JG, BS26 2PS, BS26 2JB, BS26 2PP, BS26 2JU, BS26 2NG, BS26 2LN, BS26 2NQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Cardiff Airport 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Worle Railway Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
Hotels near Weare Ad
- The Bath Arms Hotel 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Lillypool Farm 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Harmony Apartments 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Queenswood Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Beachlands Hotel 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sedgemoor M5 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Dunstan House 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Batch Country House 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Best Western Webbington Hotel & Spa 3 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Holiday Inn Bristol Airport 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
Schools in Weare
- Weare Academy First School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kingswood Nature reserve 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Cheddar Library Library 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 10.6 miles17 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Clevedon Court Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Halswell Estate 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Halswell House Country house 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Ashton Gate Stadium 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 16 miles25.7 km