Winscombe is a big town in North Somerset, England, near to the negotiations of Axbridge and Cheddar, on the western side of the Mendip Hills, 7 miles (11 kilometres) southeast of Weston-super-Mare and also 14 miles (23 kilometres) southwest of Bristol. The Parish of Winscombe as well as 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 also Woodborough. Historically part of Somerset, Winscombe has a couple of stores and also businesses concentrated in the centre of the village, along Woodborough Road as well as Sandford Road. There is a medical professional's surgery in the town, a vet as well as two dental experts. West of the village is limit Bog biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.