The Coombes

The Coombes is a 15.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at in the , England, notified in 1989. Within a steep-sided dry valley on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, the chalk grassland is important for its variety of grasses and associated species of butterfly.
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  • Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: protected area in Wiltshire, England
  • Also known as: “The Coombes, Hinton Parva”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Andrew’s Church and Parish Church of St Mary.

Church
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is in the village of in north , England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Bristol, one of only three churches in England to have both a western tower and a central spire.

Church
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Philipjelley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, locally called Liddington Camp, is a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age univallate hillfort in parish in the English county of , and a scheduled monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wanborough and Liddington.

Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large village and civil parish in the , , England. The village is about 3.5 miles southeast of town centre.

Village
Photo: Dr Duncan Pepper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the , England. The village is about a mile beyond the south-east edge of 's built-up area, close to junction 15 of the M4 motorway, which is approximately 2 miles away via the B4192.

Village
Photo: Hoos-foos, Public domain.
is a village and civil parish in the , , England. The village lies on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, a mile south of junction 15 of the M4 motorway, on the A346 between Swindon and .

The Coombes

Latitude
51.5424° or 51° 32′ 33″ north
Longitude
-1.6725° or 1° 40′ 21″ west
Operator
National Trust
Open location code
9C3WG8RG+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1141503095
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q7727564
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