Thorncombe

Thorncombe is a village and civil parish in the English county of . It was historically, until 1844, an exclave of Devon. It lies five miles south east of the town of in neighbouring .
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  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, UK
  • Also known as: “Thorncombe, Dorset”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Holy Trinity Church, Blackdown and Church of St Stephen, Winsham.

Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a church in , , England. is situated 1¼ miles east of Thorncombe.

Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Stephen in , , England, was built in the 13th century. is situated 2 miles north of Thorncombe.

Pub
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Thorncombe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackdown and Marshwood.

Hamlet
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is a in parish in the…

Village
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is a village and civil parish in west… is situated 2½ miles south of Thorncombe.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish… is situated 2½ miles southeast of Thorncombe.

Thorncombe

Latitude
50.82615° or 50° 49′ 34″ north
Longitude
-2.88804° or 2° 53′ 17″ west
Population
703
Elevation
482 feet (147 metres)
Open location code
9C2VR4G6+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224085173
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
2635999
Wiki­data ID
Q1944795
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Thorncombe” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Thorncombe”
  • Dutch: “Thorncombe”
  • French: “Thorncombe”
  • Irish: “Thorncombe”
  • Italian: “Thorncombe”
  • Ladin: “Thorncombe”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thorncombe”
  • Persian: “تورنکومب”
  • Polish: “Thorncombe”
  • Swedish: “Thorncombe”
  • Turkish: “Thorncombe”
  • Welsh: “Thorncombe”
  • “Thorncombe”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Synderford and Horn Ash.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Thorncombe Village Shop and St Mary’s Church of England Primary Academy.

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