Dowlish Ford

About Dowlish Ford

Dowlish Ford, in Somerset, has Townsend around 1.4 km North East, Knott Oak only 1.5 km North East, Kingstone situated 1.7 km East, Dowlish Wake just 1.9 km East South East and Donyatt just 2.0 km West North West. Other rural communities nearby include Moolham, Sea, Cricket Malherbie and Peasmarsh.

You may notice something interesting if you explore one of the nearby places.

All information is drawn from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence, reflecting the best available public data.

Local Map

Map of Dowlish Ford

Location Summary

  • Dowlish Ford 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

Beaches

  • Charmouth Beach20.5 km S
  • Cobb Gate Beach21.6 km S
  • Front Beach21.8 km S

Parks

  • Pennsylvania Park47.2 km WSW
  • The Lawn54.1 km SW
  • Worle Moor48.8 km N
  • Yargrass Green37.1 km NNE

Woods

  • Bakers Copse991 m NE
  • Fir Pound946 m WNW
  • Long Elms Plantation1.1 km SE
  • Woods Pitt754 m SSW

Hills

  • Burrows Hill1.4 km SE
  • Herne Hill757 m WNW
  • Mitchell's Hill1.4 km WNW
  • Pretwood Hill899 m ENE

Lakes

  • Chard Reservoir4.2 km SSW
  • Diana Pond4.8 km ESE
  • Spittle Pond7.8 km SW
  • Spring Bottom6.1 km ESE

Waterfalls

  • Becka Falls68.4 km WSW
  • Broad Falls84.4 km SW
  • Horseshoe Falls77.7 km SW

Headlands

  • Blue Ben38.4 km NW
  • Stert Point34.3 km NNW

Islands

  • Fenning Island34.1 km NNW
  • Stert Island35.9 km NNW

Wetlands

  • Farway Marsh10.2 km SSW
  • Champernhayes Marsh16.6 km S
  • Coker Marsh18.6 km E

Health Services

  • Chard and District Community HospitalHospital 5.5 km SSW
  • South Petherton Community HospitalHospital 8.9 km ENE
  • Horton Cross Nuring HomeMedical 2.7 km NW
  • Oak LodgeMedical 6.3 km SSW

Education

  • Swanmead Community SchoolSchool 808 m NNE
  • Greenfylde Church of England First SchoolSchool 913 m N
  • Architectural Association Hooke ParkUniversity 21.9 km SE

Railway Stations

  • Crewkerne10.6 km ESE
  • Axminster16.7 km SSW

Bus Stations

  • Taunton Bus Station17.3 km NW
  • Exeter Bus Station47.9 km WSW

Coach Stations

  • Torquay Coach Station66.0 km SW
  • Millstream Coach Park79.9 km ENE

Ferry Terminals

  • Starcross Pier49.5 km SW
  • SS Great Britain Ferry Landing62.8 km NNE

Airports

  • Exeter Airport40.5 km WSW
  • Bristol Airport53.5 km NNE

Airfields

  • Royal Navy Air Station Merryfield5.5 km NNW
  • Watchford Farm13.0 km W

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport63.2 km NNW
  • Lake Heliport94.6 km W

Harbours

  • Bridport Harbour25.3 km SSE
  • Watchet Harbour41.4 km NW