Combe Florey
Combe Florey is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Taunton, on the West Somerset Railway.
Combe Florey is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Taunton, on the West Somerset Railway. The village has a population of 261. The parish includes the hamlet of Eastcombe which is a linear settlement along the A358 Taunton-Wiliton Road.
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Worth seeing in and around Combe Florey
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Church of St Lawrence, Lydeard St Lawrence
The Anglican Church of St Lawrence in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England dates from 1350 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The parish is part of the benefice of Bishops Lydeard with Lydeard St Lawrence, Bagborough, Combe Florey and Cothelstone within the archdeaconry of Taunton.
2.8 km · church in Lydeard St Lawrence, UK · Wikipedia - 02Wills Neck
Wills Neck is the highest summit on the Quantock Hills and one of the highest points in Somerset, England. Although only 1261 ft high, it qualifies as one of England's Marilyns.
3.8 km · hill in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Cothelstone Manor
Cothelstone Manor in Cothelstone, Somerset, England was built in the mid-16th century, largely demolished by the parliamentary troops in 1646 and rebuilt by E.J. Esdaile in 1855–56. It is closely associated with the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, which is a Grade I listed building, and contains memorials to many of the owners of Cothelstone Manor including: Sir Matthew de Stawell, died 1379, and his wife Elizabeth, and John Stawell, died 1603.
2.7 km · manor house in Cothelstone, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Mary, Bishops Lydeard
The Church of St Mary in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th and 15th centuries and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. In 1860–62 the church was extended by one bay and a vestry, by Edward Jeboult of Taunton, added.
2.2 km · church in Bishops Lydeard, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Peter & St Paul
The Church of St Peter & St Paul in Combe Florey, Somerset, England has some remains from the 13th century but is mostly from the 15th century and is designated as a Grade I listed building. The church is built of Old Red Sandstone with Hamstone around the windows and doorways.
600 m · church in Combe Florey, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Cothelstone
The romanesque red sandstone Church of St Thomas of Canterbury in Cothelstone, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. It was largely restored in 1864.
2.7 km · church in Cothelstone, UK · Wikipedia - 07Church of the Holy Trinity
The Church of the Holy Trinity in Ash Priors, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2 km · church in Ash Priors, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Sandhill Park
Sandhill Park in the parish of Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England is a derelict country house built in about 1720. It was used in the 20th century as a prisoner of war camp, a home for handicapped children and later as a military and civilian hospital.
1.6 km · country house in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Bagborough House
Bagborough House in West Bagborough, Somerset, England was built circa 1730. It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 4 May 1984.
2.6 km · building in West Bagborough, Somerset West and Taunton, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Lydeard House
Lydeard House in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England was built in the mid 18th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2 km · house in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Combe Florey
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 37 km · Bristol (BRS), 48 km · Birmingham (BHX), 183 km
- Stations
- Bishops Lydeard railway station, 2.7 km · Crowcombe Heathfield railway station, 3.3 km
- Bristol → Combe Florey60 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · £8–10
- London → Combe Florey220 km · quickest by road, 3h 35m · £23–31
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Combe Florey184 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · £21–28
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No local-transport research exists yet for Combe Florey
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Combe Florey. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inWithin the West Country itself are two seaports offering international ferry services: Plymouth receives ferries from Roscoff and St Malo in France, and Santander in Spain, while Poole receives ferries from Cherbourg and St Malo in France, plus Santander and the Channel Islands.
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Next door to Combe Florey
Combe Florey is 45 km from Cardiff, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bishops Lydeardvillage in Somerset, England, UK2.2 km
- Lydeard St Lawrencevillage in Somerset, England, UK3.2 km
- Ash Priorsvillage and civil parish in Somerset, United Kingdom2.1 km
- Halsevillage and civil parish in Taunton Deane, Somerset, England3.9 km
- West Bagboroughvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England2.5 km
- Cothelstonevillage and civil parish in Somerset, UK3 km