Washford

Washford
The dormitory, Cleeve Abbey, Washford
Washford is located in Somerset
Washford
Washford
Location within Somerset
OS grid referenceST045415
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWATCHET
Postcode districtTA23
Dialling code01984
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°09′42″N 3°21′55″W / 51.1616°N 3.3653°W / 51.1616; -3.3653

Washford is a village on the Washford River in the civil parish of Old Cleeve, Somerset, England. The village is next to Cleeve Abbey, one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in England.[1] It centred in a valley close to the Bristol Channel on the A39 road 7 miles (11 km) east of the resort town of Minehead and 2 miles (3 km) southwest of the port of Watchet.

The village lies on the route of the Somerset Way and Celtic Way Exmoor Option.

  1. ^ Historic England. "Cleeve Abbey (Grade Scheduled Monument) (1014824)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 December 2012.