Dowslands, Taunton

About Dowslands

Dowslands is 763 m SE from Taunton in the county of Somerset. Local places nearby include Shoreditch around 763 m South East, Holway situated 1.0 km North North East, Wilton just 1.9 km North West, Haines Hill situated 2.0 km West North West and Sherford situated 2.0 km West. Other places close to here include Kibbear, Orchard Portman, Duddlestone and Haydon.

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

Data shown here comes from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence, using the latest public sources available.

Local Map

Map of Dowslands

Location Summary

  • Dowslands is a neighbourhood in Taunton
  • Administrative Area:Somerset
  • Ceremonial County: Somerset
  • Historic County: Somerset
  • Region & Country:South West / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Berrow Beach30.0 km N
  • Burnham-on-Sea Beach28.4 km N
  • West Street Beach26.8 km NW

Parks

  • Pennsylvania Park42.2 km SW
  • The Lawn53.7 km SSW
  • Worle Moor41.2 km NNE
  • Yargrass Green37.7 km NE

Woods

  • Kennel Covert2.8 km E
  • Orchard Wood2.7 km SSE
  • Shortlands Coppice2.8 km SE
  • Stoke Wood2.7 km E

Hills

  • Cotlake Hill1.5 km WSW
  • Creechbarrow Hill2.9 km NNE
  • Pickeridge Hill4.1 km S
  • Stoke Hill3.0 km E

Lakes

  • Luxhay Reservoir6.3 km SW
  • Newmead Pond4.1 km NE
  • Steps Water2.6 km NW
  • The Decoy5.9 km N

Waterfalls

  • Becka Falls64.0 km SW
  • Broad Falls80.7 km SW
  • Horseshoe Falls74.2 km SW

Headlands

  • Blue Ben24.1 km NNW
  • Stert Point24.7 km N

Islands

  • Fenning Island24.5 km N
  • Stert Island26.5 km N

Wetlands

  • New Marsh15.8 km NW
  • The Cut18.3 km NNE
  • Farway Marsh19.0 km SSE

Health Services

  • Musgrove Park HospitalHospital 2.8 km WNW
  • Nuffield Health Taunton HospitalHospital 4.4 km NW
  • Calway HouseMedical 831 m NNW
  • Cygnet Hospital TauntonMedical 1.2 km SE

Education

  • Bishop Fox's SchoolSchool 977 m NW
  • King's CollegeSchool 1.1 km N
  • Architectural Association Hooke ParkUniversity 37.1 km SE

Railway Stations

  • Taunton2.8 km NNW
  • Bishops Lydeard9.6 km NW

Bus Stations

  • Taunton Bus Station2.3 km NW
  • Exeter Bus Station43.2 km SW

Coach Stations

  • Torquay Coach Station66.4 km SSW
  • Millstream Coach Park90.5 km E

Ferry Terminals

  • Starcross Pier48.5 km SSW
  • SS Great Britain Ferry Landing60.1 km NNE

Airports

  • Exeter Airport37.3 km SW
  • Cardiff Airport48.0 km NNW

Airfields

  • Watchford Farm10.7 km S
  • Royal Navy Air Station Merryfield11.1 km ESE

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport52.2 km N
  • Lake Heliport81.6 km W

Harbours

  • Watchet Harbour26.5 km NW
  • Bridport Harbour39.3 km SE