Coombe, Morwenstow

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Coombe
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Coombe Mill
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Coombe
Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference SS209118
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Unitary authority
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BUDE
Postcode district EX23
Dialling code 01288
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50°52′39″N4°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]

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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

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly ISBN   978-0-319-23145-6
  2. Landmark Trust website Archived 2007-04-01 at the Wayback Machine , Featured buildings, Coombe
  3. "Coombe Mill" (PDF). Natural England. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

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