Area Info for Queen Camel (Somerset)

Queen Camel (Somerset, UK)

Queen Camel is a small village and civil parish located in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated within the South Somerset district, approximately 4 miles south of the town of Yeovil. The village is known for its rural charm and historical significance.

History and Name

The name "Queen Camel" is believed to have historical origins, possibly linked to a local legend or a historical figure. The village has a long history dating back to medieval times, with references to its existence in historical documents. The name itself is unique and often a point of interest for visitors and historians alike.

Geography and Environment

Queen Camel is characterised by its picturesque countryside, with rolling hills and farmland surrounding the village. The area offers scenic views and is typical of the rural Somerset landscape. The village is close to several natural features and is part of a predominantly agricultural region.

Community and Amenities

The village has a close-knit community with local amenities that serve residents and visitors. These include a pub, a village hall, and a church. The community often hosts local events and activities that foster a sense of togetherness among residents.

Transport and Accessibility

Queen Camel is accessible by road, with connections to nearby towns and villages. Public transport options are limited but available, primarily in the form of bus services connecting to larger towns such as Yeovil. The village's rural location offers a peaceful environment, ideal for those seeking a quiet countryside lifestyle.

Points of Interest

While Queen Camel is primarily a residential and agricultural community, it is close to several points of interest in Somerset, including historic sites, natural parks, and walking trails. The village itself offers a glimpse into traditional rural life in the South West of England.
Education
School
Countess Gytha Primary School0.14 miles
West Camel Road, Queen Camel, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7LT
Hazlegrove Preparatory School1.48 miles
Hazlegrove House, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7JA
North Cadbury Church of England Primary School2.99 miles
Cary Road, North Cadbury, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7DE
Trent Young's Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.72 miles
Trent, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4SW
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School4.32 miles
Charlton Horethorne, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4NL
Lovington Church of England Primary School4.32 miles
Lovington, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7PX
Fairmead School4.68 miles
Mudford Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4NZ
Bucklers Mead Academy4.75 miles
St John`s Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4NH
Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School4.77 miles
Bonfire Lane, Charlton Mackrell, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7BN
Keinton Mandeville Primary School4.79 miles
Chistles Lane, Keinton Mandeville, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6ES
Birchfield Community Primary School4.80 miles
Birchfield Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5RL
The Gryphon School4.96 miles
Bristol Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4EQ
Ilchester Community School5.00 miles
Somerton Road, Ilchester, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8JL
Milford Junior School5.11 miles
Glenthorne Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4PG
Milford Infants' School5.11 miles
Glenthorne Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4PG
Sherborne Learning Centre5.17 miles
Simons Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4DN
Health
Clinic
Glastonbury Festival4.69 miles
West Lydford, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7DP
Ryalls Park Medical Centre5.40 miles
Marsh Lane, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3BA
Fiveways Resource Centre5.67 miles
Ilchester Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3BB
Magnolia5.86 miles
Summerlands Hospital Site, Preston Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BN
Holly Court5.86 miles
Summerlands, Preston Rd, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BN
South Somerset Camhs5.87 miles
The Balidon Centre, Summerlands Site, Preston Rd, Yeovil, BA20 2BX
Rowan5.87 miles
Summerlands Hospital Site, Preston Road, Yeovil, BA20 2BX
Bupa Home Healthcare - Somerset Community Copd Service6.49 miles
Wynford House, Lufton Way, Lufton, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8HR
Community Services (Charter House)6.90 miles
Bartec 4, Watercombe Lane, Lynx West Trading Estate, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2SU
Community Services (Bartec)6.90 miles
Bartec, Watercombe Lane, Lynx West Trading Estate, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2SU
Boc Somerset Respiratory10.19 miles
Vine Health Suites, Hindhayes Lane, Street, Somerset, BA16 0ET
Eating Disorder Team10.78 miles
20A High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DU
The Glastonbury Enterprise Resource Centre11.07 miles
Unit 9 and 10, Dyehouse Lane, Glastonbury, BA6 9LZ
Shepton Mallet Community Hospital11.88 miles
Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4PG
St Andrews13.18 miles
Priory Park Hospital Site, Glastonbury Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1TH
Mendip Camhs13.20 miles
Priory Hospital, Glastonbury Road, Wells, BA5 1TJ
GP
Queen Camel Medical Centre0.13 miles
West Camel Road, Queen Camel, YEOVIL, Somerset, BA22 7LT
The Ilchester Surgery4.73 miles
17 Church Street, Ilchester, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8LN
Oaklands Surgery4.80 miles
Birchfield Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5RL
New Land Practice5.30 miles
Grove Medical Centre, Wootton Grove, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4DL
Bute House Practice5.30 miles
Grove Medical Centre, Wootton Grove, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4DL
Ryalls Park Medical Centre5.40 miles
Marsh Lane, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3BA
Millbrook Surgery5.41 miles
Millbrook Gardens, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7EE
The Apples Medical Practice5.71 miles
East Mill Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3DG
Milborne Port Surgery5.78 miles
Milborne Port Surgery, Gainsborough, Milborne Port, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 5FH
Yeovil Health Centre5.82 miles
37 Middle Street, Yeovil, Somerset, England - Uk, BA20 1LS
Penn Hill Surgery5.99 miles
St. Nicholas Close, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1SB
Preston Grove Medical Centre6.08 miles
Preston Grove Medical Centre, Preston Grove, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BQ
Abbey Manor Medical Practice6.10 miles
Abbey Manor Park, Yeovil, Somerset, England - Uk, BA21 3TL
Hendford Lodge Medical Centre6.16 miles
74 Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UJ
Buttercross Health Centre7.16 miles
Buttercross Health Centre, Behind Berry, Somerton, Somerset, Somerset, TA11 7PB
The Health Centre7.18 miles
Dykes Way, Wincanton, Wincanton, BA9 9FQ
Hospital
Yeatman Hospital5.38 miles
Hospital Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3JU
Yeovil District Hospital5.66 miles
Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT
Wincanton Community Hospital7.42 miles
Dancing Lane,, BA9 9DQ
South Petherton Community Hospital10.70 miles
Bernard Way,, TA13 5EF
Glastonbury Dental Access Centre10.75 miles
1 Wells Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DD
West Mendip Community Hospital11.12 miles
Old Wells Road,, BA6 8JD
Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre11.82 miles
Shepton Mallet Treatment Centre, Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4LP
Shepton Mallet Community Hospital11.88 miles
Bucklers Way, Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4PG
Crewkerne Community Hospital13.58 miles
Middle Path,, TA18 8BG
Westminster Memorial Hospital16.40 miles
Abbey Walk, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8BD
Chantry House Day Hospital17.78 miles
Frome Enterprise Resource Centre, Manor Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4BS
Frome Community Hospital 18.98 miles
Enos Way,, BA11 2FH
Bridgwater Community Hospital19.02 miles
Bridgwater Community Hospital, Bower Lane, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4GU
Forston Clinic19.05 miles
Herrison Road, Dorschester, Dorset, DT2 9TB
Chard Community Hospital19.13 miles
Crewkerne Road,, TA20 1NF
Paulton Hospital19.67 miles
Salisbury Road, Paulton, Bristol, Avon, BS39 7SB
Pharmacy
Day Lewis4.80 miles
The Pharmacy, 31 High Street, Ilchester, BA22 8NH
The Co-Operative Pharmacy4.83 miles
67 St John`s Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5NJ
Rowlands Pharmacy5.40 miles
Marsh Lane, Yeovil,, BA21 3BA
Boots5.55 miles
Fore Street, Castle Cary, BA7 7BG
Boots5.56 miles
The Peel Centre, Babylon Hill, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5BT
The Abbey Pharmacy5.60 miles
83 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3BA
The Co-Operative Pharmacy5.60 miles
77 Cheap Street, Sherborne, DT9 3BA
Boots5.60 miles
29 Cheap Street, Sherborne, DT9 3BA
Abbey Pharmacy5.60 miles
83 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3BA
Boots5.82 miles
37 Middle Street, Yeovil, BA20 1LS
Superdrug Stores5.88 miles
15 High Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1RQ
Tesco In-Store Pharmacy5.91 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Queensway, Huish, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1DL
Penn Hill Pharmacy5.92 miles
9 South Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1QE
Preston Grove Pharmacy6.08 miles
Preston Grove Medical Ctr, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BQ
Day Lewis6.10 miles
Abbey Pharmacy, 5a The Forum, Abbey Manor Park, BA21 3TL
Day Lewis Pharmacy6.16 miles
72 Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UY
Leisure
Park
HAZLEGROVE HOUSE (Grade II Listed)1.22 miles
COMPTON CASTLE (Grade II Listed)3.30 miles
LYTES CARY (Grade II Listed)4.18 miles
THE QUARR4.99 miles
SUNNINGDALE5.00 miles
NEWTON SURMAVILLE (Grade II Listed)5.99 miles
YEOVIL6.07 miles
SHERBORNE CASTLE (Grade I Listed)6.35 miles
TINTINHULL HOUSE (Grade II Listed)6.55 miles
VEN HOUSE (Grade II Listed)6.57 miles
BARWICK PARK (Grade II* Listed)6.72 miles
BRYMPTON D'EVERCY (Grade II* Listed)7.41 miles
MONTACUTE HOUSE (Grade I Listed)7.59 miles
REDLYNCH PARK (Grade II Listed)8.18 miles
HAM HILL8.58 miles
HARDINGTON MOOR8.84 miles
Shop
Groceries
Supply Stores0.12 miles
High Street, Queen Camel Yeovil BA22 7NG
Londis Spark Ford Service Station0.68 miles
Camel Hill, Yeovil, BA22 7PH
SPAR Hazlegrove0.76 miles
Spar Hazlegrove Services, Sparkford, Somerset, BA22 7JE
Costcutter Somerset3.08 miles
Hms Heron Itw Shop, Somerset, BA22 8HT
Tesco Yeovil (Express)4.58 miles
2 Cavalier Way, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5UB
Costcutter Somerset4.61 miles
Tarrantto Hill Shop (yeovilton), Somerset, BA22 8JS
Londis, Ilchester4.62 miles
Taranto Hill Estate, Ilchester, BA22 8JS
Co-op Yeovil5.05 miles
176 St. Michaels Avenue, Yeovil, BA21 4LX
Keinton Stores5.05 miles
High Street, Keinton Mandeville, Somerton Somerset TA11 6ED
NSP Stores5.17 miles
Simons Road, Sherborne Dorset DT9 4DW
Lidl Yeovil5.19 miles
Lyde Road, Yeovil, BA21 5DW
Budgens Sherborne5.25 miles
Young`s Garage, Yeovil Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4BQ
Tesco Yeovil (Express)5.44 miles
147 Ilchester Rd, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3BL
Co-op Yeovil5.46 miles
Petrol Sherborne Road, BA21 5BQ
Co-op Castle Cary5.55 miles
Castle Cary, BA7 7BG
Londis Martins5.58 miles
Market Place, Castle Cary, BA7 7AH
Transport
Airport
Bristol International Airport26.07 miles
Bournemouth International Airport36.44 miles
Bus Stop
Memorial Hall (N)0.03 miles
Memorial Hall (S)0.05 miles
Queen Camel Junction (E)0.07 miles
Queen Camel Junction (W)0.07 miles
St Barnabas Church (W)0.28 miles
Countess Gytha School (E)0.28 miles
Camel Bridge (SW)0.34 miles
Camel Bridge (NE)0.35 miles
Wolfester Terrace (N)0.82 miles
Wolfester Terrace (S)0.82 miles
Parsonage Road (S)1.08 miles
West Camel (NE)1.10 miles
Sparkford Inn (NE)1.20 miles
Sparkford Inn (SW)1.21 miles
Police House (S)1.23 miles
Police House (N)1.23 miles
Ferry Port
Bridgwater Ferry Terminal19.97 miles
Weymouth Ferry Terminal28.91 miles
Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour29.07 miles
The Cottage Ferry Landing29.62 miles
Nova Scotia Ferry Landing29.66 miles
Prince Street Bridge Ferry Landing29.69 miles
Bathurst Basin Ferry Landing29.69 miles
Pumphouse Ferry Landing29.71 miles
Millennium Square Ferry Landing29.71 miles
Bristol Marina Ferry Landing29.73 miles
Arnolfini Ferry Landing29.74 miles
ss Great Britain Ferry Landing29.76 miles
Mardyke Ferry Landing29.78 miles
Capricorn Quay Ferry Landing29.83 miles
Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing29.90 miles
Redcliffe Back Ferry Landing29.95 miles
Railway Station
Yeovil Pen Mill Rail Station5.38 miles
Sherborne Rail Station5.86 miles
Castle Cary Rail Station6.07 miles
Yeovil Junction Rail Station6.68 miles
Templecombe Rail Station7.02 miles
Thornford Rail Station7.48 miles
Yetminster Rail Station8.50 miles
Bruton Rail Station8.53 miles
Chetnole Rail Station10.54 miles
Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station13.26 miles
Crewkerne Rail Station13.34 miles
Maiden Newton Rail Station16.50 miles
Frome Rail Station18.47 miles
Bridgwater Rail Station19.47 miles
Warminster Rail Station21.67 miles
Tisbury Rail Station21.82 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (BA22 7N*)
Number of Properties in Catchment314
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
RECTORY BARN, HIGH STREET
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NE		£470,000
2025-06-12
detached
freehold
ESMOND COTTAGE, LAUREL LANE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NU		£307,500
2025-03-28
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2023-01-31   £275,000
16, ORCHARD CLOSE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NY		£515,000
2025-03-27
detached
freehold
15, HILL VIEW
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7PE		£300,000
2025-03-27
semidetached
freehold
CHAPEL COURT (3), HIGH STREET
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7LS		£260,000
2024-11-22
terraced
freehold
Sold 2022-08-03   £260,000
CHAPEL COURT (5), MILDMAY DRIVE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7LU		£218,000
2025-03-21
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2022-04-06   £220,000
11, WOLFESTER TERRACE
SPARKFORD
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7JE		£192,000
2024-07-12
terraced
freehold
9, WOLFESTER TERRACE
SPARKFORD
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7JE		£256,500
2024-12-11
semidetached
freehold
JALNA, HIGH STREET
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NF		£335,000
2024-08-12
detached
freehold
Sold 2021-11-09   £275,000
3, ORCHARD CLOSE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NY		£427,000
2024-06-14
detached
freehold
21, THE GLEBE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7PR		£270,000
2024-06-05
terraced
freehold
COACH HOUSE, CHURCH PATH
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NX		£382,500
2024-05-31
detached
freehold
5, WOLFESTER TERRACE
SPARKFORD
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7JE		£212,000
2024-05-03
terraced
freehold
Sold 2021-06-25   £189,500
THE LODGE, LAUREL LANE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NU		£440,000
2024-04-17
otherPropertyType
freehold
BEAUMONT COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NE		£300,000
2024-04-04
terraced
freehold
Sold 2021-11-26   £355,000
11, THE GLEBE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7PR		£430,000
2023-12-14
detached
freehold
Sold 2021-07-19   £356,000
6, WEST VIEW
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7PG		£260,000
2023-12-08
semidetached
freehold
BROOMFIELD HOUSE, CHURCH PATH
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NX		£850,000
2023-08-31
detached
freehold
Sold 2023-03-14   £358,333
WINDRUSH
SPARKFORD
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7JE		£380,000
2023-08-22
detached
freehold
1, WYVERN FIELDS
SPARKFORD
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7JF		£121,287
2023-06-29
otherPropertyType
leasehold
CLOUDSEND COTTAGE, ENGLANDS LANE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NN		£587,000
2023-06-22
detached
freehold
PETROL STATION SITE
SPARKFORD
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7JE		£7,050,000
2023-03-29
otherPropertyType
freehold
CHURCH COTTAGE, CHURCH PATH
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NX		£620,000
2023-03-08
terraced
freehold
20, SOUTH VIEW
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7ND		£350,000
2023-02-06
semidetached
freehold
BLACKWELL COTTAGES (2), WALES
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7PB		£166,500
2023-01-19
semidetached
freehold
MILL FARM
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NT		£210,800
2022-11-22
otherPropertyType
freehold
HOLLANDS COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NE		£375,000
2022-09-30
semidetached
freehold
1, WEST VIEW
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7PG		£291,000
2022-09-30
semidetached
freehold
23, THE GLEBE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7PR		£285,000
2022-09-28
semidetached
freehold
THE OLD BYRE, LAUREL LANE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NU		£465,000
2022-09-16
detached
freehold
APPLE HOUSE, HIGH STREET
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NE		£500,000
2022-07-15
detached
freehold
CALLERON, CAMELOT COURT
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7LJ		£190,000
2022-05-20
flatmaisonette
leasehold
8, OLD FARM COURT
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7PT		£235,500
2022-05-04
terraced
freehold
STABLE COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NG		£456,000
2022-04-26
detached
freehold
2, OLD FARM COURT
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7PT		£220,000
2022-04-12
terraced
freehold
LAMBERT COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NF		£342,500
2022-03-01
detached
freehold
6, MILDMAY DRIVE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NZ		£530,000
2022-01-28
detached
freehold
LANTERN COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NF		£460,000
2022-01-21
detached
freehold
7, WEST VIEW
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7PG		£235,000
2022-01-07
semidetached
freehold
14, THE GLEBE
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7PR		£300,000
2021-08-27
detached
freehold
7, SOUTH VIEW
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7ND		£210,000
2021-08-18
semidetached
freehold
THE COBBLERS, HIGH STREET
QUEEN CAMEL
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 7NE		£495,000
2021-06-18
detached
freehold
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