Branscombe

The village of Branscombe is found on the coast of between and and is one of the most relaxing and picturesque villages on Jurassic Coastline.
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  • Type: Village with 513 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Devon, UK
  • Also known as: Branscombe, Devon

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beer Quarry Caves and St Winifred’s Church.

is a man-made limestone underground complex located about a mile west of the village of , and the main source in for Beer stone.

Church
St Winifred's Church is a Church of England church in Branscombe in , . The church is dedicated to Saint Winifred, a Welsh saint. It is among the oldest and most architecturally significant parish churches of Devon.

Café
, Manor Mill & Forge is a collection of buildings in Branscombe, , , . The property has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1965.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beer and Seaton.

is a seaside village in in the of . The village rings a small cove with a big beach, with no harbour to speak of. Boats are pulled up onto the beach. In years gone by it was popular with smugglers.

is a seaside town, fishing harbour and civil parish in on the south coast of England, between and . It faces onto and is on the , a World Heritage Site.

Branscombe

Latitude
50.6937° or 50° 41′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.1291° or 3° 7′ 45″ west
Population
513
Elevation
177 feet (54 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BBE
Open location code
9C2RMVVC+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 293719605
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2654886
Wiki­data ID
Q846774
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Branscombe” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Branscombe
  • Chinese: Branscombe
  • Chinese: 布蘭斯科姆
  • Dutch: Branscombe
  • French: Branscombe
  • German: Branscombe
  • Hebrew: ברנסקום
  • Irish: Branscombe
  • Italian: Branscombe
  • Ladin: Branscombe
  • Min Nan Chinese: Branscombe
  • Persian: برانسکومب
  • Polish: Branscombe
  • Russian: Бранскомб
  • South Azerbaijani: برانسکومب
  • Swedish: Branscombe
  • Welsh: Branscombe
  • Branscombe

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