Combpyne

Hamlet in Devon, England

Human settlement in England

Combpyne Rousdon

District

East Devon

Shire county

Devon

Region

South West

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townAXMINSTERPostcode districtEX13Police Devon and Cornwall Fire Devon and Somerset Ambulance South Western UK Parliament

East Devon

List of places: UK; England; Devon

50°43′33″N 3°00′26″W / 50.72575°N 3.00727°W / 50.72575; -3.00727

Combpyne is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Combpyne Rousdon, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is off the A3052 road between Colyford and Lyme Regis in Dorset. In 1931 the parish had a population of 83.^[1] On 1 April 1939 the parish was abolished to form "Combpyne Rousdon".^[2]

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'.^[3] 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.^[4]

References

^ "Population statistics Combpyne CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Combpyne CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ Peter Long (2005). The Hidden Places of Devon. Travel Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-904434-30-4.
^ "Combpyne". Disused Stations: Closed Stations in the UK. Retrieved 2 April 2013.