Combs, Derbyshire

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Combs

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Combs reservoir.
Combs, Derbyshire (Derbyshire)
Combs, Derbyshire

Combs shown within Derbyshire
Population 100
OS grid reference SK042786
District High Peak
Shire county Derbyshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HIGH PEAK
Postcode district SK23
Dialling code 01298
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament High Peak
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°18′18″N 1°56′13″W / 53.3051, -1.937

Combs is a small village in Derbyshire, England within the Peak District National Park. 'Combs' is spoken to rhyme with 'looms'. There are some local residents who prefer the older pronunciation of Combs to rhyme with "phones".

The village is bounded to the east, west and south by gritstone edges and moorland,the highest of which is Black Edge (507m, 1660 feet). To the north the embankment of the Buxton to Stockport railway separates it from Combs Reservoir. To the east is Castle Naze, a prehistoric settlement site. Although some of the population of about 100 still work in agriculture, most working residents commute to local towns or the city of Manchester. The village has a pub, the 'Beehive Inn', but the village shop and post office closed some years ago. The village's state infant school has about 20 pupils drawn from the village and surrounding area and has been described as outstanding by Ofsted.

Combs resident Herbert Frood developed a vehicle brake pad and in 1897 founded the company Ferodo. The village was also home to journalists and authors Crichton Porteous and Peggy Bellhouse. Peggy Bellhouse wrote and self-published a concise history of Combs many years ago, and an archive photograph of Peggy can still be seen on the walls of the Beehive Inn.

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