Tickenham

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Tickenham
latitude= 51.43976
longitude= -2.79989
civil_parish=
population =
unitary_england= North Somerset
lieutenancy_england=Somerset
region= South West England

constituency_westminster= Woodspring to become North Somerset at next general election
post_town=Bristol
postcode_district=BS48
postcode_area=BS
dial_code=01275
os_grid_reference= ST445715

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 three similar dedications in the UK, two in Cornwall, and one at Swaffham Prior, in Cambridgeshire.

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.

On a hill to the north of the village is Cadbury Camp, an Iron Age hill fort.

The small village primary school usually has around 50 pupils from the locality.