Batcombe
Batcombe is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the steep valley of the River Alham 5 miles south-east of Shepton Mallet and 26 miles south of Bristol.- Type: Village with 439 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Batcombe, Somerset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary Magdalene and Church of St James.
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church
The Anglican Church Of St Mary and St John in Upton Noble, within the English county of Somerset, was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Church of St James
Church
The Anglican Church of St James in Milton Clevedon, within the English county of Somerset, was rebuilt in 1790. It is a Grade II* listed building. The first church in the village was in the 12th century. Church of St James is situated 2 miles southwest of Batcombe.
Small Down Knoll
Peak
Small Down Knoll, or Small Down Camp, is a Bronze Age hill fort near Evercreech in Somerset, England. The hill is on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, and rises to 222 m. Small Down Knoll is situated 2 miles northwest of Batcombe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanstrow and Bruton.
Wanstrow
Village
Wanstrow is a village and civil parish 6 miles south west of Frome in Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Cloford. Wanstrow is situated 2 miles northeast of Batcombe.
Bruton
Town
Bruton is a small market town, and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Brue and the A359 between Frome and Yeovil. It is 7 miles south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, 10 miles north-west of Gillingham and 12 miles south-west of Frome. Bruton is situated 2½ miles south of Batcombe.
Witham Friary
Village
Witham Friary is a small English village and civil parish located between the towns of Frome and Bruton in the county of Somerset. It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the ancient Forest of Selwood. Witham Friary is situated 3½ miles east of Batcombe.
Batcombe
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Batcombe, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.15018° or 51° 9′ 1″ north
Longitude
-2.44497° or 2° 26′ 42″ west
Population
439
Elevation
374 feet (114 metres)
Open location code
9C3V5H24+32
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Batcombe” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Batcombe”
- Chinese: “Batcombe”
- Dutch: “Batcombe”
- French: “Batcombe”
- Irish: “Batcombe”
- Ladin: “Batcombe”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Batcombe (Somerset)”
- Polish: “Batcombe”
- Swedish: “Batcombe, Somerset”
- Swedish: “Batcombe”
- Turkish: “Batcombe, Somerset”
- Urdu: “بیٹ کامبے، سمرسیٹ”
- “Batcombe”
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