Coombe, Bude

For other settlements in Cornwall named Coombe, see Coombe, Cornwall (disambiguation).
Coombe
Cornish: Komm
Coombe
 Coombe shown within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSS209118
Civil parishMorwenstow
Unitary authorityCornwall
Ceremonial countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BUDE
Postcode district EX23
Dialling code 01288
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Cornwall
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentNorth Cornwall
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Coordinates: 50°52′39″N 4°32′51″W / 50.8776°N 4.5476°W / 50.8776; -4.5476

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 4 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

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly ISBN 978-0-319-23145-6
  2. Landmark Trust website, Featured buildings, Coombe
  3. "Coombe Mill" (PDF). Natural England. 2000. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

External links

Media related to Landmark Trust properties at Wikimedia Commons


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