Washford

Washford
The dormitory, Cleeve Abbey, Washford
Washford Location within Somerset
OS grid reference	ST045415
Civil parish	Old Cleeve
District	Somerset West and Taunton
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WATCHET
Postcode district	TA23
Dialling code	01984
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tiverton and Minehead
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.