Combpyne

Combpyne
Combpyne
 Combpyne shown within Devon
OS grid referenceSY289922
Civil parishCombpyne Rousdon
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town AXMINSTER
Postcode district EX13
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentEast Devon
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Coordinates: 50°43′33″N 3°00′26″W / 50.72575°N 3.00727°W / 50.72575; -3.00727

Combpyne is a hamlet in East Devon off the A3052 road between Colyford and Lyme Regis in Dorset.

Combpyne is situated within a remote Devon combe, and features a medieval manor house, a 12th-century church housing wall paintings and ancient bells and a village pond known as 'The Harbour'.[1] It is in a parish that also includes the village of Rousdon to the south.

The former railway station at Combpyne was a part of the Lyme Regis branch line and closed in 1965, along with many other small branch lines across the county. Traces of the dismantled railway, including the large Cannington Viaduct, can be seen nearby. The former stationmaster's house is now a private residence.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Peter Long (2005). The Hidden Places of Devon. Travel Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-904434-30-4.
  2. ↑ "Combpyne". Disused Stations: Closed Stations in the UK. Retrieved 2013-04-02.

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