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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtBA22
Telephone code01764
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:55 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:10 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,366 residentsin the Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne census areaMedian age 45.83,724 households65% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright14% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,003 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 64% go by car, 11% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C894 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCadbury Castlecastle · 1.9 miKnoll Hillhill · under a mileWarren Hillhill · under a mileCockroad Wood Mottehistoric site · 4.0 miHadspen house and gardenhistoric site · 4.1 miOld Woodwoodland · under a mileHicknoll Hangingwoodland · 1.0 miLane End Poollake · 4.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFairfieldpark · 4.3 mi · 2 haThe Grove Gardenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197450 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202622 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.4 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,859 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWincanton Community Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryWincanton Health Centre3.4 miPharmacyBoots3.4 miDentistDental Surgery3.8 miPolice stationWincanton Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police3.8 miCash machineShell Hazelgrove Services, Sparkford3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNorth Cadbury Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 100 pupils1.7 miPrimaryCharlton Horethorne Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 49 pupils1.9 miSecondaryKing Arthur's Schoolages 11-16, 450 pupils3.3 miCollegeYeovil College8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS26 miRailway stationTemplecombe3.8 miBus stationBus StationYeovil8.6 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingGridserveYeovil1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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