Monkton Combe
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| Monkton Combe | |
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| Statistics | |
| Population: | |
| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | ST771620 |
| Administration | |
| District: | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Region: | South West England |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Somerset |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire and rescue: | Avon |
| Ambulance: | South Western |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | Bath |
| Postal district: | BA |
| Dialling code: | |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Wansdyke to be North East Somerset from next general election. |
| European Parliament: | South West England |
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Monkton Combe is a village in north Somerset, England, 6 miles south of Bath.
A significant proportion of the village is taken up by Monkton Combe School. This is an independent Christian school with 387 students - most of whom board. The school was founded in 1868.
The village featured in the 1953 film The Titfield Thunderbolt, one of the Ealing comedies. The film's plot centred on efforts by villagers to preserve their local railway line. Monkton Combe's station was on the short-lived branch line from Limpley Stoke to Camerton and had closed to passenger traffic in 1925, though the line was used for freight traffic from the Somerset coalfield until 1952.
[edit] Amenities
The local pub is the Wheelwrights Arms, renovated in 2005 as a gastro-pub.
[edit] Gallery
 A street view in Monkton Combe |
 Another part of Monkton Combe, looking south west. The church tower can just be seen in the centre of the view |
 Part of Monkton Combe main street, looking south west |
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