Combe
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.345, -1.459 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 37 60 |
| Dialling code: | 01488 (Hungerford) |
The small rural parish of Combe sits in West Berkshire, England, on the scarp of the North Wessex Downs, an area of rolling chalk downland and patchwork farmland. The landscape is characterised by hedged lanes, working farms and fragments of species-rich chalk grassland, with public footpaths that attract walkers and birdwatchers and give easy access to the surrounding downs.
Historically the settlement grew around agriculture and a medieval parish church, and a handful of listed cottages and farm buildings still hint at its past; the local economy remains largely agricultural with many residents commuting to nearby towns. Community life is quiet and rural, with occasional village events and local conservation efforts to protect downland habitats, rather than the bustle of a commercial centre - the nearest market town is Newbury.
Postcode districts covering Combe
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 21.7 miles35 km
- Swindon 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Basingstoke 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Winchester 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Salisbury 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Andover 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Newbury 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Didcot 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Thatcham 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Wantage 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Grove 18.3 miles29.4 km
Neighbouring places
- West Woodhay Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Linkenholt Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Faccombe Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Inkpen Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Vernham Street and Little Down Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Buttermere Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- East Woodhay Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Ashmansworth Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Ball Hill Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Vernhams Dean Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Ham Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Woolton Hill and Highclere Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Combe
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 27.6 miles44.5 km
- Bournemouth Airport 42.5 miles68.3 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Hungerford Railway Station 5.3 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Combe Ad
- The Furze Bush Inn 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 6.9 miles11 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Queens Arms 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Chequers Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Elephant at the Market 3 7 miles11.3 km
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Ramridge House Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 10 miles16.2 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Milestones Museum 15.9 miles25.6 km
- The Vyne Historic site 16.2 miles26 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Burderop Park Estate 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 17.9 miles28.7 km