Luccombe, Somerset
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For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Luccombe.
| Luccombe | |
  Luccombe shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | West Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MINEHEAD |
| Postcode district | TA24 |
| Dialling code | 01643 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Bridgwater |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Luccombe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. The parish includes the hamlet of Stoke Pero.
Luccombe is located in the Exmoor National Park at the foot of the moor's highest hill, the 1,750ft Dunkery Beacon, and is about one mile south of the A39 road between Porlock and Minehead. Administratively Luccombe forms part of the district of West Somerset.
In 1944 Sir Richard Acland gave the Holnicote Estate, which includes Luccombe, to the National Trust.
Luccombe is also the location of the annual St. Albans Cathedral Choir Camp, which celebrates it 50th anniversairy this year (2008)
[edit] External links
- A brief history
- GENUKI page
- Map sources for Luccombe, Somerset
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