Winscombe
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Winscombe is a large village in the North Somerset unitary district of Somerset, England, close to the settlements of Axbridge and Cheddar, on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, southeast of Weston-super-Mare and southwest of Bristol. The Parish of Winscombe and Sandford, centred on the Parish Church of Church of St James the Great, includes the villages/hamlets of Barton, Hale, Oakridge, Nye, Sidcot and Woodborough.
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- Locality
- Winscombe
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 4,546
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Winscombe Church tower - geograph.org.uk - 6292692.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Winscombe Church tower
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Winscombe
- UK place.population_ref
- est. 4,500
- UK place.civil_parish
- Winscombe and Sandford
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Somerset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Somerset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- UK place.post_town
- WINSCOMBE
- UK place.postcode_district
- BS25
- UK place.postcode_area
- BS
- UK place.dial_code
- 01934
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST425575
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Winscombe Woodborough Road.jpg
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- Commons category
- Winscombe
- OS grid reference
- ST425575
- P8168
- Karakoram Highway
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Winscombe is a large village in the North Somerset unitary district of Somerset, England, close to the settlements of Axbridge and Cheddar, on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, southeast of Weston-super-Mare and southwest of Bristol. The Parish of Winscombe and Sandford, centred on the Parish Church of Church of St James the Great, includes the villages/hamlets of Barton, Hale, Oakridge, Nye, Sidcot and Woodborough.
Winscombe has a few shops and businesses focused in the centre of the village, along Woodborough Road and Sandford Road. There is a doctor's surgery in the village, a vet and two dentists.
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