Ashcombe
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Coordinates: 50°36′N 3°32′W / 50.60°N 3.54°W
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 Ashcombe
Ashcombe shown within Devon |
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| OS grid reference | SX9179 |
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| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Devon | |
Ashcombe is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England, about six miles north of Teignmouth. The parish had a population of 77 according to the 2001 census. The village lies on the south-eastern side of the Haldon hills in the valley of the stream known as Dawlish Water.
The church which is dedicated to Saint Nectan has 13th century lancet windows[1] and a 14th century chancel arch. The oak seats were carved in the 16th century.
The village was recorded in the Domesday Book.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Bridget Cherry, Nikolaus Pevsner, ed. (1991). Devon. Pevsner Architectural Guides: The Buildings of England, Ireland, and Scotland (2 ed.). Yale University Press. p. 134. ISBN 0300095961. http://books.google.com/books?id=5wd_Pw4L3zcC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=Ashcombe+Nectan+lancet.
- ^ "The Domesday Book Index". Haughton.net. http://www.haughton.net/domesdaybookplaces_a3.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
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