Westbury in Somerset is a small rural parish set beneath the limestone slopes of the Mendip Hills, with rolling farmland, hedgerows and quiet country lanes. The landscape lends itself to walking and outdoor pursuits, and the village retains a compact, stone-built character that feels typically Somerset.
Historically the parish is centred on its old church and a handful of listed cottages and farmhouses, and the local economy is still largely agricultural alongside a few small businesses and commuter households. Community life tends to revolve around the village hall and pub, seasonal events and volunteering, giving Westbury a strong local identity while remaining within easy reach of larger market towns for wider services.
Postcode districts covering Westbury
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 16 miles25.8 km
- Bath 18 miles29 km
- Weston-super-Mare 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 18.2 miles29.4 km
- Taunton 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Yeovil 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Bridgwater 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Trowbridge 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Chipping Sodbury 25 miles40.2 km
- Yate 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Frome 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Portishead 17 miles27.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Westbury-sub-Mendip Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Easton Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Rodney Stoke Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Draycott Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Wookey Hole Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Henton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wookey Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Theale Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Priddy Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Wells Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Mendip West Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Upper Coxley and Coxley Wick Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Westbury
BA5 1HR, BA5 1HB, BA5 1HX, BA5 1HN, BA5 1JB, BA5 1ET, BA5 1HT, BA5 1JE, BA5 1HE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 10 miles16.1 km
- Cardiff Airport 29.2 miles46.9 km
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Merryfield Lane Railway Station 10.3 miles16.6 km
Hotels near Westbury Ad
- The Sheep and Penguin 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Bath Arms Hotel 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Lillypool Farm 5.6 miles9 km
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- White Hart Inn 2 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Crown Hotel 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Worship Farm Accommodation 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Cameley Lodge - Self Catering 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
Schools in Westbury
- St Lawrence's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mendip Hills Hill 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Cheddar Library Library 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 6.2 miles10 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 6.6 miles10.5 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Ashton Gate Stadium 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Clevedon Court Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 15.1 miles24.3 km
- SS Great Britain Museum 15.3 miles24.6 km
- University of Bristol University 16 miles25.7 km