Historic landfill sites in Watchet, Somerset
The Environment Agency records 19 historic landfill sites in and around Watchet, Somerset. covering roughly 8 hectares in total. The largest is Treborough at 1.73 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Watchet (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treborough | 1.73 ha | 1992 | Liquid / sludgeIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Woolston | 1.17 ha | 1983 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Rodhuish | 0.86 ha | 1980 | Liquid / sludgeIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Lodge Rocks | 0.84 ha | 1970 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Adjacent To A39 West Of Washford | 0.58 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Limekiln | 0.55 ha | — | Household |
| Doniford Farm Landfill Site | 0.49 ha | — | Inert |
| Vellow Quarry | 0.38 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| The Old Quarry | 0.34 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| Huish Barton | 0.27 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Rydon Tip | 0.18 ha | 1972 | Commercial |
| Stringston Tip | 0.16 ha | 1968 | Household |
| Cricket Club Landfill Site | 0.13 ha | — | SpecialIndustrialHouseholdInert |
| Fairfield Estate | 0.09 ha | — | Household |
| Quarry | 0.09 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Fair Cross | 0.08 ha | — | Household |
| Pit Lane | 0.07 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Warren Farm | 0.07 ha | 1986 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Home Farm | 0.04 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Watchet?
- 19 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Watchet town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Watchet?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.