Area Info for Shapwick (Somerset)

Shapwick, Somerset, UK

Shapwick is a small village located in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated within the district of Sedgemoor and is known for its rural charm and historical significance.

Geography and Location

The village lies near the Polden Hills and is close to the historic town of Glastonbury. It is part of the Somerset Levels, an area renowned for its flat, low-lying landscape and rich agricultural land.

History and Heritage

Shapwick has a history that dates back to medieval times. The village features traditional Somerset architecture, including historic farmhouses and cottages. It is also known for its proximity to archaeological sites and ancient landmarks.

Local Economy and Community

The local economy has traditionally been based on agriculture and farming. Today, Shapwick maintains a close-knit community with local events and activities that reflect its rural character.

Points of Interest

Nearby attractions include the Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve, which is part of the Somerset Levels and provides habitat for a variety of bird species and wildlife. The village also benefits from its proximity to Glastonbury Tor and other historic sites in the region.
Education
School
Ashcott Primary School0.91 miles
Ridgeway, Ashcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9PP
Catcott Primary School2.09 miles
Manor Road, Catcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9HD
Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.69 miles
Meadow Lane, Walton, Street, Somerset, BA16 9LA
Meare Village Primary School3.33 miles
St Mary`s Road, Meare, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9SP
Brookside Community Primary School3.69 miles
Brooks Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0PR
Avalon School3.71 miles
Brooks Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0PS
Middlezoy Primary School3.98 miles
Middlezoy, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0NZ
Hindhayes Infant School4.00 miles
Leigh Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0HB
High Ham Church of England Primary School4.03 miles
High Ham, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9BY
Elmhurst Junior School4.20 miles
Elmhurst Lane, Street, Somerset, BA16 0HH
Crispin School Academy4.21 miles
Church Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0AD
Othery Village School4.36 miles
Othery, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0PX
Westonzoyland Community Primary School4.44 miles
Cheer Lane, Westonzoyland, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0EY
Millfield School4.45 miles
Butleigh Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0YD
Mendip Partnership School4.77 miles
Abbots Court, Benedict Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9NP
St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School4.87 miles
Benedict Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9EX
Health
Clinic
Boc Somerset Respiratory4.00 miles
Vine Health Suites, Hindhayes Lane, Street, Somerset, BA16 0ET
The Glastonbury Enterprise Resource Centre4.53 miles
Unit 9 and 10, Dyehouse Lane, Glastonbury, BA6 9LZ
Eating Disorder Team4.96 miles
20A High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DU
Woodlands6.95 miles
Unit A, Woodlands Business Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4FJ
Child Health Department Somerset7.23 miles
Mallard Court, Express Park, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RN
Cranleigh Gardens Medical Centre7.23 miles
Cranleigh Gardens, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5JS
Somerset Mri7.24 miles
Huntworth, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LQ
Glanville House7.32 miles
Church Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AT
Broadway Rehabilitation Service (Willow Ward)7.32 miles
Broadway Park, Barclay Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5LY
Broadway Low Secure Service (Ash Ward)7.32 miles
Broadway Park, Barclay Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5LY
Broadway House7.32 miles
Broadway Park, Barclay Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5LY
Wessex House7.32 miles
Broadway Park, Barclay Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5LY
Community Services (East Quay Medical Centre)7.42 miles
Symons Way, East Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4GP
Southwood House7.48 miles
Southgate Park, Taunton Road, Bridgwater, TA6 3LS
Benjamin Holloway House7.49 miles
The Lions, 17 West Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3HW
St Andrews8.94 miles
Priory Park Hospital Site, Glastonbury Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1TH
GP
Polden Medical Practice2.33 miles
Edington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9HA
Vine Surgery (L85029)4.00 miles
Dr da Cunha and Partners, Hindhayes Lane, Street, Somerset, BA16 0ET
Vine Surgery (L85060)4.00 miles
Dr Vriend and Partners, Hindhayes Lane, Street, Somerset, BA16 0ET
Westonzoyland Surgery4.44 miles
4 Cheer Lane, Westonzoyland, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0EY
The Glastonbury Surgery4.78 miles
Feversham Lane, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9LP
Glastonbury Health Centre5.16 miles
1 Wells Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DD
Woolavington Surgery5.55 miles
Woolavington Road, Woolavington, TA7 8ED
Wedmore Surgery6.54 miles
The Surgery, St Medard Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4AN
The Surgery6.58 miles
North Street, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9RH
Buttercross Health Centre6.85 miles
Buttercross Health Centre, Behind Berry, Somerton, Somerset, Somerset, TA11 7PB
Redgate Medical Centre6.88 miles
Westonzoyland Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5BF
Cranleigh Gardens Medical Centre7.23 miles
Cranleigh Gardens, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5JS
Somerset Bridge Medical Centre7.33 miles
Stockmoor Park, Taunton Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6LD
East Quay Medical Centre7.42 miles
East Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4GP
Taunton Road Medical Centre7.48 miles
12-16 Taunton Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LS
Victoria Park Medical Centre7.93 miles
Victoria Park Drive, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7AS
Hospital
Glastonbury Dental Access Centre5.16 miles
1 Wells Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DD
West Mendip Community Hospital5.95 miles
Old Wells Road,, BA6 8JD
Bridgwater Community Hospital6.18 miles
Bridgwater Community Hospital, Bower Lane, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4GU
Burnham On Sea War Memorial Hospital10.21 miles
Burnham On Sea War Memorial Hospital, 6 Love Lane, Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset, TA8 1ED
Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre12.19 miles
Shepton Mallet Treatment Centre, Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4LP
Shepton Mallet Community Hospital12.22 miles
Bucklers Way, Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4PG
South Petherton Community Hospital12.58 miles
Bernard Way,, TA13 5EF
Weston General Hospital14.44 miles
Grange Road, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4TQ
Nuffield Health, Taunton Hospital14.78 miles
Staplegrove Elm, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6AN
Musgrove Park Hospital15.14 miles
Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5DA
Yeovil District Hospital15.51 miles
Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT
Dene Barton Community Hospital 16.68 miles
Dene Road,, TA4 1DD
Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke17.10 miles
Beach Road, Kewstoke, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, BS22 9UZ
Crewkerne Community Hospital17.54 miles
Middle Path,, TA18 8BG
Yeatman Hospital18.48 miles
Hospital Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3JU
Paulton Hospital18.50 miles
Salisbury Road, Paulton, Bristol, Avon, BS39 7SB
Pharmacy
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd3.25 miles
Sainsbury`s Pharmacy, Gravenchon Way, Street, BA16 0HS
Street Pharmacy3.87 miles
82 High Street, Street, Somerset, BA16 0EN
Boots4.00 miles
Vine Surgery, Hindhayes Lane, Somerset, BA16 0ET
Tesco Instore Pharmacy4.31 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Wirral Park Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9NR
Knights Glastonbury Pharmacy4.78 miles
Glastonbury Surgery, Feversham Lane, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9LP
Boots4.96 miles
2 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DU
Boots5.13 miles
39 High Street, Glastonbury, BA6 9DS
Lloydspharmacy6.59 miles
1 Church Street, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4AB
Boots6.60 miles
Cheapside, Langport, TA10 9PW
Lloydspharmacy6.88 miles
Redgate Pharmacy, Redgate Health Centre, Weston Zoyland Road, TA6 5BF
Boots6.96 miles
Eddystone House, West Street, Somerton, TA11 7PR
Cranleigh Gardens Pharmacy7.23 miles
Cranleigh Gardens Med Ctr, Cranleigh Gardens, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5JS
Lloydspharmacy7.33 miles
Somerset Bridge Surgery, Stockmoor Park,Taunton Rd, Bridgwater, TA6 6LD
Sainsburys Pharmacy7.34 miles
The Clink, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4AB
Rowlands Pharmacy7.42 miles
New East Quay Medical Ctr, East Quay, Bridgwater, TA6 4GP
Asda Stores Ltd7.43 miles
East Quay, Bridgwater, TA6 5AZ
Leisure
Park
SHAPWICK HEATH1.71 miles
HAM WALL2.71 miles
STREET HEATH2.94 miles
EASTFIELD, SEDGEMOOR HILL4.42 miles
WESTHAY MOOR4.52 miles
SOMERSET LEVELS5.51 miles
SCREECH OWL6.59 miles
HUNTSPILL RIVER7.12 miles
BURTON PYNSENT (Grade II Listed)8.20 miles
RODNEY STOKE9.28 miles
EBBOR GORGE9.45 miles
LYTES CARY (Grade II Listed)9.66 miles
BISHOPS PALACE, WELLS (Grade II* Listed)9.71 miles
MILTON LODGE AND THE COMBE (Grade II Listed)9.79 miles
HALSWELL PARK (Grade II Listed)10.50 miles
EAST LAMBROOK MANOR (Grade I Listed)11.49 miles
Shop
Groceries
Lidl Street3.23 miles
Gravenchon Way, Street, BA16 0HW
Sainsbury's Street3.25 miles
Gravenchon Way, Street, BA16 0HS
Co-op Street3.44 miles
Street, BA16 0LP
M&S Street Outlet3.88 miles
Unit 23 Clarks Village Farm Road, Street, BA16 0BB
Tesco Glastonbury (Superstore)4.35 miles
Wirral Park Rd, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9NR
Morrisons Glastonbury4.82 miles
Street Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9ED
Abbey Convenience Store4.91 miles
10 Magdalene Street, Glastonbury Somerset BA6 9EH
Co-op Glastonbury5.02 miles
Glastonbury, BA6 9DX
Londis Butleigh Post Office Stores5.05 miles
High Street, Glastonbury, BA6 8SU
Co-op Bridgwater5.10 miles
Woolavington, TA7 8HP
Londis, Bridgewater6.02 miles
21 Bath Road, Bridgewater, TA7 9PB
Tesco Bridgwater (Express)6.37 miles
Pollard Rd, Bower Manor, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4YA
SPAR Sedgemoor Service Station6.45 miles
Spar, Bath Road, Somerset, TA6 4TS
Tesco Langport (Metro)6.45 miles
North Rd, Langport, Somerset, TA10 9RQ
Moorland Convenience Store6.51 miles
84 Moorland Road, Bridgewater Somerset TA6 4JS
Costcutter Bridgewater6.58 miles
Unit 5 Wye Avenue, Bridgewater, Somerset, TA6 5DF
Transport
Airport
Bristol International Airport18.25 miles
Cardiff International Airport28.66 miles
Exeter International Airport37.62 miles
Bus Stop
Albion Inn (E)0.20 miles
Shapwick Turn (W)0.21 miles
The Albion Inn (SE)0.21 miles
Shapwick Turn (SE)0.21 miles
The Albion Inn (NW)0.21 miles
Bus Shelter (W)0.52 miles
Church Road (E)0.52 miles
South Pedwell House (S)0.75 miles
Caravan Park (E)0.76 miles
Caravan Park (W)0.77 miles
The Telephone Box (E)0.77 miles
The Courtyard (W)0.77 miles
West Town Farm (E)0.85 miles
West Town Farm (W)0.86 miles
Londis Shop (SE)0.87 miles
Chestnut Lane (E)0.91 miles
Ferry Port
Bridgwater Ferry Terminal7.09 miles
Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour16.55 miles
Clevedon Pier21.51 miles
The Cottage Ferry Landing23.54 miles
Nova Scotia Ferry Landing23.55 miles
Pumphouse Ferry Landing23.61 miles
Bristol Marina Ferry Landing23.72 miles
Mardyke Ferry Landing23.75 miles
ss Great Britain Ferry Landing23.84 miles
Capricorn Quay Ferry Landing23.88 miles
Millennium Square Ferry Landing23.96 miles
Prince Street Bridge Ferry Landing23.97 miles
Arnolfini Ferry Landing24.03 miles
Bathurst Basin Ferry Landing24.06 miles
Bristol City Centre Ferry Landing24.20 miles
Redcliffe Back Ferry Landing24.31 miles
Railway Station
Bridgwater Rail Station6.99 miles
Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station8.53 miles
Castle Cary Rail Station13.49 miles
Taunton Rail Station14.09 miles
Weston Milton Rail Station15.66 miles
Weston-super-Mare Rail Station15.83 miles
Worle Rail Station15.92 miles
Yeovil Pen Mill Rail Station16.06 miles
Bruton Rail Station16.64 miles
Bishop's Lydeard16.74 miles
Yeovil Junction Rail Station17.21 miles
Yatton Rail Station17.81 miles
Crewkerne Rail Station18.08 miles
Thornford Rail Station18.84 miles
Sherborne Rail Station18.96 miles
Yetminster Rail Station19.81 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (TA7 9N*)
Number of Properties in Catchment232
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
14, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£297,500
2025-03-27
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2020-08-19   £250,000
6, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£475,000
2024-06-21
detached
freehold
Sold 2020-01-31   £350,000
11, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£273,700
2024-03-15
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2020-01-31   £229,500
7, BATH ROAD
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9QS		£2,572,000
2023-04-28
otherPropertyType
freehold
7, LOXLEY BATCH
SHAPWICK
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9NZ		£685,000
2023-04-13
detached
freehold
5, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£275,000
2022-11-02
semidetached
freehold
18, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£364,000
2022-09-09
semidetached
freehold
2, LOXLEY BATCH
SHAPWICK
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9NZ		£685,000
2022-08-31
detached
freehold
THE SPINNEY (4), BATH ROAD
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9QS		£711,000
2022-03-23
detached
freehold
12, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£256,720
2022-03-01
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2020-01-10   £229,500
35, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£215,500
2021-09-30
terraced
freehold
1, LOXLEY BATCH
SHAPWICK
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9NZ		£480,000
2021-06-30
detached
freehold
Sold 2017-04-27   £375,000
1, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£285,000
2021-06-18
semidetached
freehold
25, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£237,500
2021-03-05
terraced
freehold
Sold 2018-02-16   £220,000
6, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£249,950
2020-11-16
semidetached
freehold
29, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£215,000
2020-08-26
semidetached
freehold
2, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£600,000
2020-07-23
detached (New)
freehold
SOUTHVIEW, 1, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£580,000
2020-06-05
detached
freehold
FIELDSIDE, 3, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£568,000
2020-03-30
detached
freehold
GREEN BRIARS, 15, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£410,000
2020-03-03
detached
freehold
FIELDVIEW, 4, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£600,000
2020-03-02
detached (New)
freehold
8, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£340,000
2019-11-15
detached (New)
freehold
9, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£229,570
2019-11-14
semidetached (New)
freehold
10, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£235,000
2019-11-08
semidetached (New)
freehold
13, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£255,000
2019-11-05
detached (New)
freehold
5, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£340,000
2019-11-05
detached (New)
freehold
14, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£395,000
2019-11-05
detached
freehold
7, OLD NURSERY DRIVE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9RB		£350,000
2019-11-04
detached (New)
freehold
4, BATH ROAD
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9QU		£418,950
2018-10-09
detached
freehold
SAXON LEA, 6, LOXLEY BATCH
SHAPWICK
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9NZ		£420,000
2018-08-16
detached
freehold
MENDIP VIEW, SHAPWICK HILL
SHAPWICK
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9NA		£220,000
2018-04-10
otherPropertyType
freehold
Sold 2015-10-22   £150,000
15, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£285,000
2017-10-24
semidetached
freehold
2, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£120,000
2017-09-07
otherPropertyType
freehold
20, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£322,000
2017-08-31
detached
freehold
4, LOXLEY BATCH
SHAPWICK
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9NZ		£440,000
2017-08-03
detached
freehold
COPPICE GATE FARM
SHAPWICK
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9NT		£750,000
2017-07-28
otherPropertyType
freehold
WINDYRIDGE, 12, BATH ROAD
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9QU		£345,000
2017-07-06
detached
freehold
HIGHFIELD, 5, LOXLEY BATCH
SHAPWICK
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9NZ		£420,000
2017-06-16
detached
freehold
37, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£185,000
2017-03-13
terraced
freehold
MOSSLANDS, CHESTNUT LANE
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£30,000
2016-11-30
otherPropertyType
freehold
23, SCHOOL HILL
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PN		£199,000
2016-07-21
semidetached
freehold
9, LOXLEY BATCH
SHAPWICK
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9NZ		£400,000
2015-10-21
detached
freehold
ETON COURT (1), BATH ROAD
ASHCOTT
BRIDGWATER
SOMERSET
TA7 9PA		£390,000
2015-10-15
terraced
freehold
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