Tickenham is a village near Clevedon and Nailsea, North Somerset. It has a primary school and a village hall, but no shops (although it did formerly have a Post Office).

A typical ribbon development, Tickenham extends for approximately two miles along the B3130 road, which runs along the bottom of a ridge of hills between Clevedon and Failand. There are a few short side-roads, but for most of this distance the village consists of houses and farms built along the edge of the main road. Tickenham Court (now a farm) and the church of Saint Quiricus and Saint Julietta lie about a quarter of a mile from the village on the moors near Nailsea. The church's dedication is extremely unusual - there are only two similar dedications in the UK, both in Cornwall.

There are several fruit farms and orchards in the village, some operating commercially and some in the gardens of private houses (owners will often sell their fruit when it is in season). The south-facing slopes on the north side of the B3130 make this a good area for horticulture. To the south of the B3130 is a large area of flat pasture less than five metres above sea level, known as Tickenham Moor. This is mainly used for dairy farming.

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