Combe Florey
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| Combe Florey | |
  Combe Florey shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 252 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Taunton Deane |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TAUNTON |
| Postcode district | TA4 |
| Dialling code | 01823 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Taunton |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Combe Florey is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated six miles north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district, on the West Somerset Railway. The village has a population of 252 .
Combe Florey House was the home of the novelist Evelyn Waugh, and later of his son Auberon Waugh. Auberon Waugh is buried in St Peter and Paul's Churchyard. Evelyn Waugh is buried in a private plot of land next to the churchyard. Auberon Waugh's widow placed the house on the market in 2008.
The village public house is The Farmer's Arms.
[edit] References
- ^ Somerset County Council, 2002. Population estimates.
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