Pitcombe

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Pitcombe
Pitcombe (Somerset)
Pitcombe

Pitcombe shown within Somerset
Population 313[1]
OS grid reference ST675335
District South Somerset
Shire county Somerset
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BA10
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
European Parliament South West England
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Coordinates: 51°05′59″N 2°27′56″W / 51.0998, -2.4655

Pitcombe is a village and civil parish 1 mile (2 km) south west of Bruton and 5 miles (8 km) from Wincanton in Somerset, England. It has a population of 313.[1]

Evidence of prehistoric activity has been found near Godminster Farm where a Roman coin hoard was also discovered.[2]

It was on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, which is now disused, and on the River Pitt and other streams which flow into the River Brue.

Hadspen House and Garden is within the parish.

The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, has a 15th century tower at the west end containing three bells. The church was rebuilt, with the exception of its tower, in 1858. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Pitcombe Parish Council. Pitcombe Parish Council. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
  2. ^ Pitcombe. British History Online. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
  3. ^ Church of Saint Leonard. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
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