Leigh upon Mendip

About Leigh upon Mendip

Leigh upon Mendip sits within Somerset. Places nearby include Tadhill only 737 m South West, Town's End lying 773 m West, Coleford around 1.5 km North and Highbury just 1.5 km North. Other rural localities include Downhead, Ham, Vobster, Heale and Upper Vobster.

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The information presented here is derived from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence.

Local Map

Map of Leigh upon Mendip

Location Summary

  • Leigh upon Mendip 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

  • Backhill Sands38.0 km NW
  • Burnham-on-Sea Beach39.4 km W
  • Sugar Loaf Beach37.8 km NW

Parks

  • Clifton Down29.7 km NNW
  • High Common19.2 km NNE
  • Lower Common18.7 km NNE
  • Yargrass Green15.6 km W

Woods

  • Boddenham's Coppice1.4 km SE
  • Leigh Wood874 m NNW
  • Pitten Wood578 m W
  • Tadhill Copse1.2 km S

Hills

  • Berry Hill3.0 km ENE
  • Bullock's Hill1.7 km NNW
  • Sharp Hill2.5 km N
  • Stock Hill2.0 km NNE

Lakes

  • Chantry Pond3.2 km ESE
  • Holcombe Pond3.4 km NNW
  • Mill Pond1.3 km S
  • Torr Works Balancing Reservoir3.9 km S

Waterfalls

  • Berw-ddu90.9 km NW
  • Pwll Annie89.6 km NW
  • Pwll yr Hesg90.1 km NW

Headlands

  • Battery Point37.7 km NW
  • Stert Point40.1 km W

Islands

  • Bathing Island34.5 km SSE
  • Denny Island17.5 km NW

Wetlands

  • Hollow Marsh11.6 km NW
  • Aucombe Marsh16.0 km ESE
  • Little Marsh21.7 km SSE

Health Services

  • Colliers CourtHospital 8.3 km E
  • Shepton Mallet Community HospitalHospital 8.9 km WSW
  • Pondsmead Nursing HomeMedical 5.4 km W
  • Whitehaven Nursing HomeMedical 6.4 km NNW

Education

  • Leigh-upon-Mendip First SchoolSchool 404 m E
  • Bishop Henderson Church of England SchoolSchool 2.4 km NNW
  • Bath Spa UniversityUniversity 16.1 km NNE

Railway Stations

  • Cranmore4.7 km SSW
  • Cranmore West5.0 km SSW

Bus Stations

  • Chippenham Bus Station34.7 km NE
  • Cribbs Causeway Bus Station35.3 km NNW

Coach Stations

  • Millstream Coach Park48.3 km ESE
  • Southampton Coach Station80.6 km ESE

Ferry Terminals

  • Harbour Inlet Ferry Landing27.4 km NNW
  • SS Great Britain Ferry Landing27.4 km NNW

Airports

  • Bristol Airport25.9 km NW
  • Cotswold Airport56.4 km NNE

Airfields

  • Clutton Hill Airfield14.1 km NNW
  • Halesland Airfield20.6 km WNW

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport55.2 km WNW
  • Lake Heliport127.7 km W

Harbours

  • Mud Dock27.1 km NNW
  • Floating Harbour27.2 km NNW