Wells

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Wells

Total population

11,000

Coordinates51.21°, -2.65°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Wells is a cathedral city and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is located on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, 22 miles (35 km) south-west of Bath, 23 miles (37 km) south of Bristol, and 24 miles (39 km) north-east of Taunton. At the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 11,145 and the population of the built-up area, which extends into the neighbouring parish of St Cuthbert Out, was 12,105.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Dunstan

Archbishop of Canterbury and saint

David Heath

British politician (born 1954)

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Nell Leyshon

author

J

John Baily

ethnomusicologist

Michael Eavis

English dairy farmer and the founder of the Glastonbury Festival

D

Doris Miles Disney

American mystery writer (1907-1976)

Walter Charleton

English physician, philosopher, and naturalist

M

Michael Aldridge

English actor (1920–1994)

J

Jethro Skinner

British actor

A

Arthur Champion, Baron Champion

British politician (1897-1985)

C

Clement Weaver

Early America Ancestor

C

Cyril Baily

cricketer (1880-1924)

D

David Pirie

British screenwriter, film producer and journalist

E

Ed Chamberlin

British sports broadcaster

E

Edmund Adams

cricketer (1915-2005)

E

Edward Dyer

English courtier and poet

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in England

• Axbridge
  9.2 mi away · pop. 2,057
• Castle Cary
  10.1 mi away
• Somerton
  11.4 mi away
• Wincanton
  14.7 mi away
• Burnham-on-Sea
  15.4 mi away
• Weston-super-Mare
  17.2 mi away
• Westwood
  18 mi away
• Kingswood
  18.5 mi away
• Gillingham
  19.9 mi away
• Filton
  21.1 mi away
• Patchway
  22.6 mi away
• King's Stag
  24.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Wells

The Time Machine

H. G. Wells · 1895

The Invisible Man

H. G. Wells

All's Well That Ends Well

William Shakespeare · 1734

The well of loneliness

Radclyffe Hall · 1928

When the Sleeper Awakes

H. G. Wells · 1899

A History of Greater Britain as Well England as Scotland

John Major · 2018

The well-beloved

Thomas Hardy · 1897

Well of Lost Plots

Jasper Fforde · 2002

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Seen 2026-09-16

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

Seen 2026-09-16

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Seen 2026-09-16

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-09-16

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-09-16

Rusty Tussock Moth

Orgyia antiqua

Seen 2026-09-16

yellow fieldcap

Bolbitius titubans

Seen 2026-09-16

Amethyst Deceiver

Laccaria amethystina

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers