Bodden

Bodden is a hamlet in Doulting, Mendip District, England. Bodden is situated nearby to the hamlet Chelynch, as well as near the village Doulting.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mendip Vale railway station and Whitstone School.

Mendip Vale railway station

Railway station

Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mendip Vale is the western terminus of the East Somerset Railway.

Whitstone School

School

Photo: Rodw, CC0.

Whitstone School is located in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, and educates students aged between 11 and 16. The Headteacher is Matthew Pike, appointed in September 2025.

Wagon And Horses Inn

Pub

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wagon And Horses Inn is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shepton Mallet and Oakhill.

Shepton Mallet

Photo: Wurzeller, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shepton Mallet is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies 16 miles south-west of Bath, 18 miles south of Bristol and 5 miles east of Wells.

Oakhill

Village

Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oakhill is a village in Somerset, England, in Ashwick parish approximately 2.5 miles north of Shepton Mallet. It lies between the A37 and the A367. Oakhill is today mainly a commuter village of 0.4 square miles in size, and is notable for former activities which including brewing. Oakhill is situated 2 miles north of Bodden.

Ashwick

Hamlet

Photo: Lyn Yates, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashwick is a village in Somerset, England, about three miles north of Shepton Mallet and seven miles east from Wells. It has also been a civil parish since 1826. Ashwick is situated 2½ miles north of Bodden.

Bodden

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Doulting, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.19545° or 51° 11′ 44″ north

Longitude

-2.51606° or 2° 30′ 58″ west

Elevation

728 feet (222 metres)

Open location code

9C3V5FWM+5H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 343936550

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13276812

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