| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | File:St Andrews Church, Steart (geograph 3285436).jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St Andrews Church, Steart |
| Coordinates: | 51.208°N -3.042°W |
| Official Name: | Steart |
| Civil Parish: | Otterhampton |
| Shire District: | Sedgemoor |
| Shire County: | Somerset |
| Region: | South West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Bridgwater |
| Post Town: | BRIDGWATER |
| Postcode District: | TA5 |
| Postcode Area: | TA |
| Dial Code: | 01278 |
| Os Grid Reference: | ST270458 |
Steart (pronounced Ste-art), historically also called Stert, is a small village in Somerset, England. It lies in an isolated position on the Steart Peninsula on the Bristol Channel coast, about 6miles north of Bridgwater.
The toponym is derived from the Old English steort, meaning "tail, projecting piece of land". Steart was historically in the ancient parish of Stockland Bristol, except for the foreshore on the Bristol Channel coast, which was in the parish of Stogursey. In 1885 it was transferred to the civil parish of Otterhampton.[1]
A medieval chapel at Steart was disused by 1611. The church of St Andrew was built in 1882.[2] The Bethel Congregational church was open between 1847 and 1938.
During World War 2, two small radio direction-finding stations were located in Steart. They were part of a secret MI6 organisation called The Radio Security Service listening to and locating the communications of German spies and their handlers. These stations intercepted the messages of the Abwehr, the German Secret Intelligence Service, and provided a large volume of high level intelligence throughout the war. In December 1945, in the nearby village of Combwich The Freedom of Steart was conferred upon Captain Louis Varney, the officer in command of the DF Stations.[3]
The West Somerset Coast Path and River Parrett Trail both start at Steart.