Combe Moor Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Combe Moor
Coordinates:52.2623°N -2.9338°W
Unitary England:Herefordshire
Region:West Midlands
Lieutenancy England:Herefordshire
Constituency Westminster:Hereford and South Herefordshire
Post Town:Presteigne
Postcode Area:LD
Postcode District:LD8
Os Grid Reference:SO368630
London Distance Mi:135
Static Image Name:Combe Moor and Byton Moor - geograph.org.uk - 71529.jpg
Static Image Caption:Combe Moor and Byton Moor, just north of the village

Combe Moor, also known as Coombes Moor, is a linear hamlet in the civil parish of Byton in Herefordshire, England, to the south-east of the Welsh town of Presteigne,[1] near the border with Wales, and 17miles north-west from the county town of Hereford.

Geography

The village is on the B4362 road on the B4362 road between Shobdon and Presteigne near the confluence of the Hindwell Brook and the River Lugg. During the Devensian period, "the eastward advance of the Wye Glacier blocked the preglacial Lugg at Combe Moor and the river cut a new course to the north-east before turning south-east through the east-to-west ridge via the Covenhope Gap."[2] Cross and Hodgson described the sediments of the Combe Moor basin in 1975 as "finely laminated and stoneless."[3]

Combe Moor lies to the south-east of Combe, just to the south-west of the village of Byton.[4] Brandhill Wood lies to the south and Park Hill to the north-east.[4] The moor to the north of the village is called Byton Moor and there is also a moor of the same name as the village just to the west of that. The Herefordshire Trail long distance footpath passes through the village.

Landmarks

The Herefordshire Trail leads to Wapley Hillfort. There is an old schoolhouse to the north-east along the road to Byton. Mistletoe House in the village is a tea room and gallery. Other cottages in the vicinity include Rue Cottage in the village itself and Wapley cottage along the lane to the south-east.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Great Britain. Mines Inspectorate. Quarries: list of quarries (under the Quarries Act, 1894) in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Isle of Man. 1897. printed for H.M. Stationery Off. by Darling & Son. 194.
  2. Book: Stephens, Nicholas. Natural Landscapes of Britain from the Air. 1990. CUP Archive. 978-0-521-32390-1. 155.
  3. Book: Dorling, Peter. The Lugg Valley, Herefordshire: archaeology, landscape change and conservation. 2007. Herefordshire Archaeology. 978-0-9546998-2-6. 53.
  4. Maps. Google Maps.