Penselwood

About Penselwood

Penselwood is in Somerset. Neighbouring places include Bourton only 1.6 km East South East, Zeals only 2.2 km East North East, Stoke Trister lying 3.3 km South West and Charlton Musgrove just 3.5 km West. Other rural areas close to here include Pear Ash, Zeals Row, White Cross, Gasper and West Bourton.

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The details shown here use OS, ONS and OSM data provided under open licence.

Local Map

Map of Penselwood

Location Summary

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

Nearby Towns & Cities

  • Mere 5.3 km ENE
  • Wincanton 5.4 km WSW
  • Gillingham 6.7 km SE
  • Bruton 8.5 km WNW
  • Wells 25.6 km NW

Nearby Localities

  • Bourton Village 1.6 km ESE
  • Zeals Village 2.2 km ENE
  • Stoke TristerVillage 3.3 km SW
  • Charlton MusgroveVillage 3.5 km W
  • CucklingtonVillage 3.7 km S
  • BayfordDistrict 4.0 km WSW
  • Town's End District 4.5 km ENE
  • Milton on Stour Village 4.7 km SE
  • HardwayVillage 4.8 km NW
  • Kilmington Village 5.1 km NNE

Smaller Settlements

  • Pear Ash 596 m N
  • Zeals Row 1.5 km ENE
  • White Cross 1.6 km NE
  • Gasper 1.8 km N
  • West Bourton 2.0 km SSE
  • Leigh Common 2.3 km SW
  • Bonham 2.3 km NNE
  • Wolverton 2.8 km E
  • Southmarsh 2.8 km W
  • Riding Gate 3.0 km WSW

Beaches

  • Lake Beach46.2 km SSE
  • Ringstead Beach49.9 km S
  • Rockley Sands45.4 km SSE

Parks

  • Frenches Farm Natural Greenspace43.5 km SSE
  • High Common34.6 km N
  • Lower Common34.0 km N
  • Yargrass Green27.2 km WNW

Woods

  • Coneygore Wood1.5 km NW
  • Corner Copse1.2 km E
  • Mill Covert1.6 km NNE
  • Pen Forest1.3 km WSW

Hills

  • Bottle's Hill944 m NNE
  • Church Hill2.8 km NNE
  • Hart Hill707 m NE
  • Tinker's Hill2.6 km SSW

Lakes

  • Factory Pond1.4 km E
  • Forty Pond1.9 km SSE
  • New Lake2.0 km NNE
  • Newpark Pond2.6 km NW

Waterfalls

  • Berw-ddu106.5 km NW
  • Pwll Annie105.9 km NW
  • Pwll yr Hesg107.4 km NW

Headlands

  • Keysworth Point46.2 km SSE
  • Stert Point49.8 km WNW

Islands

  • Bathing Island17.3 km S
  • Fish's Island17.6 km S

Wetlands

  • Little Marsh4.5 km SE
  • Aucombe Marsh14.0 km NE
  • Britmore Bog15.1 km ESE

Health Services

  • Wincanton Community HospitalHospital 5.7 km WSW
  • Westminster Memorial HospitalHospital 13.0 km SE
  • Castle LodgeMedical 4.2 km ENE
  • Cale ViewMedical 6.0 km WSW

Education

  • St George's Church of England SchoolSchool 1.2 km SE
  • Whitesheet Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolSchool 2.1 km ENE
  • Wiltshire College and University CentreUniversity 26.8 km NNE

Railway Stations

  • Gillingham7.1 km SE
  • Bruton8.1 km WNW

Bus Stations

  • Chippenham Bus Station44.9 km NNE
  • Poole Bus Station47.6 km SSE

Coach Stations

  • Millstream Coach Park38.1 km E
  • Southampton Coach Station68.2 km ESE

Ferry Terminals

  • Harbour Inlet Ferry Landing45.0 km NNW
  • SS Great Britain Ferry Landing45.0 km NNW

Airports

  • Bristol Airport42.7 km NW
  • Bournemouth Airport48.4 km SE

Airfields

  • Henstridge Airfield10.5 km S
  • Compton Abbas Airfield18.4 km SE

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport70.1 km NW
  • Lake Heliport133.5 km W

Harbours

  • Mud Dock44.7 km NNW
  • Floating Harbour44.8 km NNW