Ashcombe House

Ashcombe House at Swainswick, north-east of Bath in Somerset, England is a Gothic revival country house. It is a Grade II listed building. Ashcombe House stands on the slopes of the Lam Valley in 25 acres of grounds.

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Type: Residential building
Description: country house in Swainswick, Somerset, UK
Also known as: “Ashcombe House, Somerset”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include All Saints’ Church, Woolley and Church of St Mary.

All Saints’ Church, Woolley

Church

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All Saints' Church at Woolley in the parish of Charlcombe, Somerset, England, dates from 1761 and was built by John Wood, the Younger replacing an earlier church on the site. All Saints’ Church, Woolley is situated 3,200 feet south of Ashcombe House.

Church of St Mary

Church

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The Anglican Church of St Mary in Swainswick within the English county of Somerset dates from the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Vestiges of the original 12th-century building can still be seen around the doorway in the south wall. Church of St Mary is situated 1 mile southeast of Ashcombe House.

RAF Charmy Down

Runway

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Royal Air Force Charmy Down or more simply RAF Charmy Down is a former Royal Air Force station in Somerset, England, approximately 3 miles north-northeast of Bath. RAF Charmy Down is situated 3,700 feet east of Ashcombe House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Langridge and Swainswick.

Langridge

Hamlet

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Charlcombe is a civil parish and village just north of Bath in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority area of Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 422 in 2011, and includes the villages of Woolley and Langridge and the hamlet of Lansdown.

Swainswick

Village

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Swainswick is a small village and civil parish, 3 miles northeast of Bath, on the A46 in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, England.