Washford

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Washford
Washford shown within Somerset
OS grid reference	ST045415
District	West Somerset
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Williton
Postcode district	TA23
Dialling code	01984
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
European Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Bridgwater
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Coordinates: 51°09′53″N 3°22′02″W / 51.1647, -3.3671

Washford is a small village on the River Washford in the civil parish of Old Cleeve which is part of the West Somerset district of the county of Somerset. It is situated outside the boundaries of the Exmoor National Park.

Washford has a population size of 651 and 239 homes. The average house price has been estimated at £241, 887(2006).^{[citation needed]}

It has a railway station on the preserved West Somerset Railway and is the site of Cleeve Abbey.

Washford is also the site of a high-powered medium wave transmitter site that transmits BBC Radio Wales, talkSPORT and Virgin Radio.