Winscombe is a village in North Somerset, England, close to the settlements of Axbridge and Cheddar, on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, 7 mi south-east of Weston-super-Mare and 14 mi south-west of Bristol. The Parish of Winscombe and Sandford, centred around the Parish Church of Saint James the Great, includes the villages/hamlets of Barton, Hale, Oakridge, Sidcot and Woodborough.Winscombe has a few shops and businesses focused in the centre of the village, along Woodborough Road and Sandford Road. There is a doctor's surgery in the village, and two dentists.West of the village is the Max Bog biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.