Combridge Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.938°N -1.861°W
Official Name:Combridge
Shire County:Staffordshire
Region:West Midlands
Post Town:Uttoxeter
Postcode District:ST14 5
Postcode Area:ST
Os Grid Reference:SK0937

Combridge is a small settlement in Staffordshire, England, near the town of Uttoxeter.[1] It is in the parish of Rocester, a little to the south of the village of that name.[2] For population details as taken at the 2011 census see Rocester.

The River Churnet enters the River Dove here.[3] Combridge was formerly on the now-defunct North Staffordshire Railway.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 9th edn., 1972
  2. William Pitt, 1817: "Rocester" in A Topographical History of Staffordshire
  3. https://churnet.co.uk/overview.htm Churnet.co.uk: The Churnet Valley: Overview
  4. https://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/details.aspx?ResourceID=30511&ExhibitionPage=1&ExhibitionID=30430&PageIndex=3&SearchType=2&ThemeID=313 Staffordshire Past Track: Combridge Crossing House (with photos)