Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.085% of Marshfield’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 3 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 0.3 for every square kilometre. The sea makes up 23% of the area within 5 km. Parks and playing fields in Marshfield add up to 1.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Marshfield grades C− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Marshfield?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Marshfield’s strongest suit is the Wales Coast Path. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Marshfield grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Marshfield, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Marshfield is 42nd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,300 to 2,500 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Marshfield falls furthest behind on path per km², where 59 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reydon Suffolk | A+ | 3.5 | 93% | 3.6 | 49% |
| 2 | Wolsingham County Durham | A+ | 2.7 | 100% | 3.9 | 55% |
| 3 | Aldeburgh Suffolk | A | 2.3 | 88% | 2.3 | 41% |
| 4 | St Margaret's at Cliffe Kent | A | 2.3 | 90% | 2.4 | 15% |
| 5 | Old Stratford Northamptonshire | A | 9.8 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 6 | Upton upon Severn Worcestershire | A− | 4.9 | 90% | 2.8 | 2% |
| 7 | Colerne Wiltshire | A− | 3.1 | 86% | 2.4 | 84% |
| 8 | West Wick Somerset | A− | 1.6 | 100% | 3.5 | 16% |
| 9 | Tanfield Lea County Durham | A− | 3.8 | 89% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 10 | Sway Hampshire | B+ | 2.9 | 38% | 4 | 74% |
| 11 | Kington Herefordshire | B+ | 3.9 | 89% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 12 | Williton Somerset | B+ | 1.1 | 88% | 2.1 | 31% |
| 13 | Cotford St Luke Somerset | B+ | 2.2 | 100% | 2.2 | 6% |
| 14 | Nant-y-moel Mid Glamorgan | B | 7 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 15 | Chattenden Kent | B | 1.4 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 16 | Middlestown and Overton West Yorkshire | B− | 1.5 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 17 | Stalbridge Dorset | B− | 3.3 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 18 | Narberth Dyfed | B− | 1.9 | 100% | 1.6 | 4% |
| 19 | Watlington Oxfordshire | B− | 2.3 | 67% | 2.4 | 55% |
| 20 | Wootton (Vale of White Horse) Oxfordshire | B− | 3.4 | 84% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 21 | Upper Halliford Surrey | B− | 5.1 | 44% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 22 | Bassingbourn Cambridgeshire | B− | 3.8 | 85% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 23 | Riccall North Yorkshire | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Ashurst Hampshire | B− | 0.9 | 65% | 3.6 | 72% |
| 25 | St Dennis Cornwall | C+ | 2.4 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 26 | Padstow Cornwall | C+ | 0.6 | 33% | 2.5 | 37% |
| 27 | Pentyrch South Glamorgan | C+ | 2.6 | 50% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 28 | Renishaw Derbyshire | C+ | 0.6 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 29 | Shelley Essex | C+ | 0.7 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 30 | Witchford Cambridgeshire | C+ | 1.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 31 | Grendon Warwickshire | C+ | 8.1 | 71% | 2 | 0% |
| 32 | Coven Staffordshire | C+ | 3.6 | 87% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 33 | Ruspidge Gloucestershire | C+ | 2 | 46% | 5.6 | 0% |
| 34 | Lingwood Norfolk | C+ | 1.2 | 73% | 2.6 | 26% |
| 35 | Pontycymer Mid Glamorgan | C | 2.2 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 36 | South Milford North Yorkshire | C | 1.7 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Dearham Cumbria | C | 0.6 | 72% | 1.4 | 6% |
| 38 | Bletchingley Surrey | C | 0.5 | 10% | 3.9 | 18% |
| 39 | Bugle Cornwall | C− | 1.8 | 92% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 40 | Hambleton Lancashire | C− | 2.3 | 14% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 41 | Wilstead Bedfordshire | C− | 1.7 | 88% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Marshfield Gwent | C− | 1 | 85% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 43 | Hathern Leicestershire | C− | 1.8 | 50% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 44 | Knowsley Merseyside | C− | 3.1 | 77% | 1 | 0% |
| 45 | Aberfan Mid Glamorgan | C− | 4.5 | 58% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 46 | Cornforth County Durham | C− | 1.9 | 66% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 47 | Collingham West Yorkshire | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 48 | Stilton Cambridgeshire | C− | 0.8 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Dinnington Tyne and Wear | C− | 1.6 | 89% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 50 | Brown Edge Staffordshire | C− | 1.1 | 88% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Eastry Kent | D | 2 | 77% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 52 | St Stephen Cornwall | D | 1.2 | 88% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Leyburn North Yorkshire | D | 0.6 | 22% | 2 | 16% |
| 54 | Fishburn County Durham | D | 1.5 | 76% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 55 | Parbold Lancashire | D | 1.5 | 36% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 56 | Aston-on-Trent Derbyshire | D | 1.5 | 44% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 57 | Burton upon Stather Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 75% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Myerscough Smithy Lancashire | D | 0.5 | 45% | 3 | 0% |
| 59 | Garden City Clwyd | D− | 1.5 | 58% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Leven East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 1.2 | 64% | 0.7 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
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How close Marshfield’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
About 400 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 6 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 398 residents.
The Brecon Beacons National Park is 12 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
Brecon Beacons
Brecon Beacons National Park covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
Marshfield is on the Wales Coast Path
3 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Marshfield and the kilometre around it, 0.3 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
The Wales Coast Path, a national route, passes Marshfield.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Marshfield: May to September
The village’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 118 | 100 | 87 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 82 | 102 | 89 | 134 | 134 | 148 |
April is the driest month (73 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 148 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 29 nights a year. The climate in Marshfield →
Marshfield is near the sea
23% of the area within 5 km of Marshfield is sea. 4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 0 with a name.
The Wales Coast Path passes the town.
Sea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales; check it before swimming.
6 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
Machen, 5.3 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Rogerstone, Newport and Machen have at least twice Marshfield’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Marshfield
Is Marshfield near a National Park?
Yes. Brecon Beacons National Park begins 12 mi north of the village’s edge. It covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
What are the best walks near Marshfield?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Wales Coast Path (South Wales).
How many people in Marshfield live near a park?
85% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Marshfield?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Marshfield good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 0.3 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 1% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 14% (1.0 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Marshfield’s overall grade.
Where Marshfield’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
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