Thorncombe
Thorncombe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It was historically, until 1844, an exclave of Devon. It lies five miles south east of the town of Chard in neighbouring Somerset.Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church, Blackdown and Church of St Stephen, Winsham.
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.
Forde Abbey
House
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marshwood and Hawkchurch.
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.
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.
Tatworth
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tatworth is a village 2 miles south of Chard in the county of Somerset, England. It is within Tatworth and Forton civil parish. Tatworth is a large village, consisting of a number of smaller villages including South Chard, Perry Street and Chard Junction which are close together. Tatworth is situated 3½ miles northwest of Thorncombe.
Thorncombe
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, 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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- French: “Thorncombe”
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