The parish that bears its name covers about 12 sq miles; as a rough guide  it is on the southern most tip of Somerset, bounded to the north by Cricket St. Thomas , to the east by the River Axe and Dorset, on the  western side is the B3167 (following the site of the old Roman road-The Fosse Way). The road border with Devon is easily accessed, approx. five miles away on the Axminster Rd. Winsham is about four miles from Chard, and about ten miles from Crewkerne and Axminster.

Some seven hundred and fifty people live in the parish, in about 320 households;  80 % live in the village. It is surrounded by six hamlets, all part of the parish-Ammerham, Bridge, Leigh, Whatley, Street and Purtington.

The village is fortunate in having a good pub, The Bell, which also serves excellent food; it also has a 13th C. Church,  St. Stephen's, a United Reformed Chapel, and Primary and pre-school, a village meeting place-The Jubilee Hall, which dates back to1887. It also has an excellent community owned village shop (open seven days a week) and post office, a large village amenity area,football club, and a community club,  as well as a well-equipped village green, with public seating and play equipment for the kids.

That’s just the start of it!

One  of the go-ahead aspects of living in Winsham is that, by and large, it has good internet and mobile phone connections. If this is important to you, it is always a good idea to check a specific location for yourself. Some low level roads, close to the river, to the south and east are also prone to minor flooding in exceptionally wet weather. Nothing serious or long lasting, but if this is important to you, check it out.

 Good internet connections, the Parish is  not 'fibre' yet- but provides about 40 mbs.

In addition to  the three web sites,the Joint Parish Magazine is published in print form each month, in conjunction with the adjoining parishes of Thorncombe and Cricket St. Thomas. Contact Sandy Wells on 01460 30579