Somerset
Mendip District
Batcombe

Batcombe

Batcombe is a village and civil parish in , England, situated in the steep valley of the River Alham 5 miles south-east of and 26 miles south of .
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  • 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
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church Of St Mary and St John in , within the English county of , was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Church
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican in , within the English county of , was rebuilt in 1790. It is a Grade II* listed building. The first church in the village was in the 12th century. is situated 2 miles southwest of Batcombe.

Peak
, or Small Down Camp, is a Bronze Age hill fort near in , England. The hill is on the southern edge of the , and rises to 222 m. is situated 2 miles northwest of Batcombe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wanstrow and Bruton.

Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish 6 miles south west of in , England. The parish includes the village of Cloford. is situated 2 miles northeast of Batcombe.

Town
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is a small market town, and civil parish in , , on the and the A359 between and . It is 7 miles south-east of , just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, 10 miles north-west of and 12 miles south-west of . is situated 2½ miles south of Batcombe.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish located between the towns of and in the county of . It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the ancient Forest of Selwood. is situated 3½ miles east of Batcombe.

Batcombe

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
node 345159275
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2656174
Wiki­data ID
Q2296620
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“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”
  • “Batcombe”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Batcombe”. Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.