Pitcombe

Pitcombe is a village and civil parish 1 mile south-west of and 5 miles from in , England. The parish includes the hamlets of Cole, Godminster and Hadspen, and had a population of 342 at the 2021 census.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Saint Leonard and Bruton School for Girls.

Church
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School
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was an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 2 to 18, near Pitcombe in in south east , England. It opened in 1900 as Sunny Hill School, and closed in 2022 following a fall in pupil numbers.

School
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Sexey's School is a Church of England, co-educational state boarding and day school in , , England for 11-18 year olds. Sexey's School is named after Hugh Sexey who, in 1599, was appointed as a Royal auditor to Elizabeth I and later as a Royal auditor to James I. was established in 1619 from the proceeds of his will, and the school was founded in 1889.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bruton and Redlynch.

Town
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is a small market town, and civil parish in , England, 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 .

Hamlet
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is a village and former manor in the civil parish of , in , England. The 18th-century church and a folly named The Towers are of architectural interest. is situated 1½ miles east of Pitcombe.

Village
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is a village and civil parish, near the source of the River Cam, in the county of . Administratively, shares a parish council with nearby . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Pitcombe.

Pitcombe

Latitude
51.09408° or 51° 5′ 39″ north
Longitude
-2.46998° or 2° 28′ 12″ west
Population
396
Elevation
285 feet (87 metres)
Open location code
9C3V3GVJ+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29674575
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3345412
Wiki­data ID
Q2351681
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Pitcombe” goes by many names.
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