Thorncombe
Thorncombe is a village in West Dorset District, Dorset, England. Thorncombe is situated nearby to the hamlet Synderford, as well as near Blackdown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church, Blackdown and Parish Church of St Mary.
Holy Trinity Church, Blackdown
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England church in Blackdown, Dorset, England. The church was designed by Edward Ledger Bracebridge and built in 1839–40. It now forms part of the Beaminster Area Team Ministry.
Church of St Stephen, Winsham
Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Stephen in Winsham, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marshwood and Bettiscombe.
Marshwood
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marshwood is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated on the northern edge of the Marshwood Vale approximately 5.5 miles northeast of Lyme Regis. Marshwood is situated 2½ miles south of Thorncombe.
Bettiscombe
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bettiscombe is a small village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale four miles west of Beaminster. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the population of the civil parish is 50. Bettiscombe is situated 2½ miles southeast of Thorncombe.
Hawkchurch
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkchurch is a village and civil parish in Devon, England, 3 miles north east of Axminster on the border of Devon and Dorset, and about 6 miles south of Somerset. Hawkchurch is situated 3 miles southwest of Thorncombe.
Thorncombe
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.8266° or 50° 49′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.8862° or 2° 53′ 10″ westElevation
371 feet (113 metres)Open location code
9C2VR4G7+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 600059678OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7300427
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In Other Languages
“Thorncombe” goes by many names.
- French: “Thorncombe”
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