Blackford

About Blackford

Blackford sits within Somerset. Neighbouring places include Compton Pauncefoot lying 1.2 km West, South Cadbury only 2.6 km West South West, North Cadbury lying 2.6 km West North West, Charlton Horethorne around 2.8 km South South East and Holton lying 2.9 km East North East. Other rural settlements include Maperton, Woolston, Sigwells and Higher Holton.

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Information is sourced from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence, using publicly available datasets.

Local Map

Map of Blackford

Location Summary

  • Blackford is located in Somerset
  • Administrative Area:Somerset
  • Ceremonial County: Somerset
  • Historic County: Somerset
  • Region & Country:South West / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Other places with this name

  • Blackford, Somerset32.3 km NW
  • Blackford, Cumberland 436.8 km N
  • Blackford, City of Edinburgh 545.9 km N
  • Blackford, Perth and Kinross 587.2 km N

Beaches

  • Burton Beach41.0 km SSW
  • East Beach40.9 km SSW
  • West Bay Beach40.9 km SSW

Parks

  • Frenches Farm Natural Greenspace45.5 km SE
  • High Common40.4 km NNE
  • Lower Common39.8 km NNE
  • Yargrass Green23.6 km NNW

Woods

  • Quarry Covert778 m WSW
  • Quarry Plantation1.1 km ESE
  • Round Hill Covert1.4 km SW
  • Woolston Copse997 m N

Hills

  • Barrow Hill1.5 km W
  • Knoll Hill544 m N
  • Stand Hill1.6 km E
  • Warren Hill884 m W

Lakes

  • Daniel's Pond6.0 km S
  • Horse Pond6.2 km NNW
  • Park Pond6.1 km NNW
  • Redlynch Pond7.5 km NNE

Waterfalls

  • Becka Falls100.6 km WSW
  • Berw-ddu102.7 km NW
  • Pwll Annie102.9 km NW

Headlands

  • Bran Point45.6 km S
  • Stert Point42.4 km WNW

Islands

  • Bathing Island17.4 km SE
  • Fish's Island17.6 km SE

Wetlands

  • Little Marsh14.0 km E
  • Coker Marsh18.1 km SW
  • Britmore Bog24.3 km E

Health Services

  • Wincanton Community HospitalHospital 5.7 km ENE
  • Yeatman HospitalHospital 9.7 km SSW
  • Elliscombe HouseMedical 2.3 km ENE
  • Cale ViewMedical 5.4 km ENE

Education

  • North Cadbury Church of England Primary SchoolSchool 2.6 km WNW
  • The Marchant Holliday SchoolSchool 3.2 km E
  • Architectural Association Hooke ParkUniversity 30.0 km SSW

Railway Stations

  • Templecombe6.3 km SE
  • Castle Cary7.6 km NNW

Bus Stations

  • Taunton Bus Station43.1 km W
  • Poole Bus Station50.2 km SE

Coach Stations

  • Millstream Coach Park48.6 km E
  • Southampton Coach Station77.0 km E

Ferry Terminals

  • SS Great Britain Ferry Landing46.8 km N
  • Harbour Inlet Ferry Landing46.8 km N

Airports

  • Bristol Airport41.9 km NNW
  • Bournemouth Airport53.6 km ESE

Airfields

  • Henstridge Airfield10.8 km ESE
  • Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton11.1 km WSW

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport66.0 km NW
  • Lake Heliport123.2 km W

Harbours

  • Bridport Harbour40.8 km SSW
  • Mud Dock46.7 km N