Buncombe Wood

Buncombe Wood is a forest in , , . Buncombe Wood is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ruborough Camp and Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Cothelstone.

Archaeological site
is an Iron Age hill fort on the near in , England. The name comes from Rugan beorh or Ruwan-beorge meaning Rough Hill. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and on the Heritage at Risk Register.

Church
Photo: Harrias, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The romanesque red sandstone Church of St Thomas of Canterbury in , , England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

Reservoir
is a near , , England. The inflow is from several streams in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty including Peart Water, which continues below the reservoir in a northeast direction to , where it enters the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston St Mary and Bishops Lydeard.

Village
Photo: Dbown100, CC BY 3.0.
is a village and parish in , England, situated at the southern end of the 4 miles north of . The village has a population of 921.

Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Taunton is the county town of , a county in the south-west of . Taunton has several landmarks room its thousand-year history, and is famous for its cider.

Village
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England, situated about five miles north of . According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 249.

Buncombe Wood

Latitude
51.0861° or 51° 5′ 10″ north
Longitude
-3.1292° or 3° 7′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C3R3VPC+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 192798944
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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