West Buckland is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, sitting on the northern fringes of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty close to the Devon border. The setting is quietly rural, with rolling farmland, hedgerows and wooded valleys; stone cottages and a long‑standing parish church give the place a distinctly traditional West Country character.
Locally the Victorian‑era independent West Buckland School is a prominent presence, both architecturally and as a source of jobs and events, while agriculture and small‑scale local trades continue to shape the economy. The village retains a strong community feel with a village hall, occasional fairs and the sort of local social life centred on church and pub that is typical of Somerset villages.
Postcode districts covering West Buckland
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 22.7 miles
- Taunton 4.8 miles
- Yeovil 23.8 miles
- Bridgwater 13.4 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 20.2 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 20.2 miles
- Tiverton 13.3 miles
- Chard 12.2 miles
- Chard Town 12.4 miles
- Street 22 miles
- Sidmouth 19.7 miles
- Minehead 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chelston Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Bradford-on-Tone Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Wellington Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Nynehead Parish 2.5 miles
- Rockwell Green Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Wellington Without Parish 2.6 miles
- Blagdon Hill Built-up area 3 miles
- Pitminster Parish 3.1 miles
- Comeytrowe & Trull Ward 3.1 miles
- Oake Parish 3.2 miles
- Trull Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West Ward 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in West Buckland
TA21 9JT, TA21 9LR, TA21 9SZ, TA21 9FD, TA21 9LG, TA21 9PH, TA21 9JJ, TA21 9LA, TA21 9JE … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 19.3 miles
- Cardiff Airport 29.9 miles
- Taunton Railway Station 5 miles
- Bishops Lydeard Railway Station 5.5 miles
- Taunton Bus Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near West Buckland Ad
- Days Inn Taunton 3 1.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Taunton East 3 6 miles
- Beambridge Inn 3.7 miles
- The Flying Fish Stables 4 9.2 miles
- The Corner House Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- The Lethbridge Arms 5.6 miles
- Farthings Country House Hotel & Restaurant Tunton 3 8.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Taunton 4 6.1 miles
- Castle Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Royal Ashton Hotel 2 4.9 miles
Schools in West Buckland
- West Buckland Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Norton Manor Estate 4.7 miles
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 4.7 miles
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles
- Halswell House Country house 10 miles
- Halswell Estate 10.1 miles
- Quantock Hills Hill 10.9 miles
- Brendon Hills Hill 13.4 miles
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 14.7 miles
- Kilve Beach Beach 15.1 miles
- Forde Abbey Historic site 15.2 miles
- Newenham Abbey Historic site 16.1 miles
- Killerton Estate 17.1 miles