Coombe
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Coombe Mill | |
Coombe Location within Cornwall | |
OS grid reference | SS209118 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BUDE |
Postcode district | EX23 |
Dialling code | 01288 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Coombe (Cornish: Komm) is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1]
Combe is situated in the civil parish of Morwenstow three miles (5 km) north of Bude. Most houses in the settlement are owned by the Landmark Trust.[2]
Combe lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
Coombe Mill
Coombe Mill, a disused mill built on four levels, lies at the bottom of Coombe Valley. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its various species of bat that inhabit the mill's buildings.[3]
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly ISBN 978-0-319-23145-6
- ↑ Landmark Trust website Archived 2007-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, Featured buildings, Coombe
- ↑ "Coombe Mill" (PDF). Natural England. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
External links
Media related to Coombe, Morwenstow at Wikimedia Commons
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