Timberscombe
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| Timberscombe | |
  Timberscombe 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 | |
Timberscombe is a village and civil parish 2.5 miles (4 km) south west of Dunster, and 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Minehead within the Exmoor National Park in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Bickham.
The church is dedicated to Saint Petroc who probably visited the parish in the 6th century. The church itself has a 15th century tower, the rest of the building dating form 1708. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[1]
Knowle Riding Centre is based in a country house, dating from 1878 on the site of an earlier building. It was built by J D Sedding, the architect to the Diocese of Bath and Wells, for Mr Hole.[2]
The 13 ha (33 acres) Bickham Wood, which is run as a nature reserve by the Somerset Wildlife Trust, comprises very wet, ancient, semi-natural woodland on the edge of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3]
[edit] Notable residents
- J. P. Martin (1879-1966) Methodist minister and children's author
[edit] References
- ^ Church of St Petrock. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Knowle Riding Centre. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Bickham Wood. Somerset Wildlife Trust. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
[edit] External links
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