West Pennard is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England, sitting on slightly higher ground at the southern edge of the Somerset Levels. Its lanes and stone cottages cluster around a medieval parish church, and the surrounding patchwork of pasture and drainage ditches reflects centuries of farmland management and peat‑land reclamation.
The local economy remains rooted in agriculture, especially dairy and arable farming, while many residents commute to nearby towns such as Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet. A compact, community‑focused village life continues with a village hall, occasional fetes and conservation interests, and a strong sense of local history shown in field patterns and historic buildings.
Postcode districts covering West Pennard
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 22 miles35.5 km
- Bath 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Weston-super-Mare 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Taunton 22 miles35.4 km
- Yeovil 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Bridgwater 16 miles25.7 km
- Trowbridge 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Frome 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Portishead 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 16.4 miles26.3 km
Neighbouring places
- West Pennard Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- North Wootton Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Baltonsborough Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Edgarley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- West Bradley Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Pilton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- East Pennard Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Pylle Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Mendip South Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Glastonbury Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Coxley Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Lydford-on-Fosse Parish 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in West Pennard
BA6 8NT, BA6 8LG, BA6 8NH, BA6 8RT, BA6 8NU, BA6 8NN, BA6 8NP, BA6 8PL, BA6 8NB … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Cardiff Airport 35.3 miles56.8 km
- Castle Cary Railway Station 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 5.8 miles9.4 km
Hotels near West Pennard Ad
- The Crown Hotel 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Sheep and Penguin 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- White Hart Inn 2 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 6 miles9.7 km
- The Shrubbery Hotel 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The George Hotel 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Wessex Hotel 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
Schools in West Pennard
- West Pennard C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 8.9 miles14.2 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Cheddar Library Library 11.1 miles17.9 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Huish Park Stadium 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Stourhead Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 15.9 miles25.7 km