Coombe, Morwenstow Explained

Country:England
Map Type:Cornwall
Static Image Name:Morwenstow, Coombe or Stowe Mill - geograph.org.uk - 41230.jpg
Static Image Caption:Coombe Mill
Coordinates:50.8776°N -4.5476°W
Official Name:Coombe
Cornish Name:Komm
Civil Parish:Morwenstow
Unitary England:Cornwall
Lieutenancy England:Cornwall
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:North Cornwall
Post Town:BUDE
Postcode District:EX23
Postcode Area:EX
Dial Code:01288
Os Grid Reference:SS209118

Coombe (Cornish: Komm) is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1]

Combe is situated in the civil parish of Morwenstow three miles (5 km) north of Bude. Most houses in the settlement are owned by the Landmark Trust.[2]

Combe lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.

Coombe Mill

Coombe Mill, a disused mill built on four levels, lies at the bottom of Coombe Valley. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its various species of bat that inhabit the mill's buildings.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly
  2. http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/featured/coombe.htm Landmark Trust website
  3. Web site: Coombe Mill . . 26 October 2011 . 2000 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024212112/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000394.pdf . 24 October 2012 .