Winscombe is a big village in North Somerset, England, near to the settlements of Axbridge and also Cheddar, on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, 7 miles (11 kilometres) southeast of Weston-super-Mare and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Bristol. The Parish of Winscombe and Sandford, centred on the Parish Church of Church of St James the Great, consists of the villages/hamlets of Barton, Hale, Oakridge, Nye, Sidcot and Woodborough. Historically part of Somerset, Winscombe has a few stores and companies concentrated in the centre of the village, along Woodborough Road and also Sandford Road. There is a medical professional's surgical treatment in the town, a veterinarian and also two dental practitioners. West of the town is the Max Bog biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.