| Castle Combe | |
|---|---|
| Village and civil parish | |
 The main street and Bybrook River | |
  Castle Combe Location within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 356 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | ST842771 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chippenham |
| Postcode district | SN14 |
| Dialling code | 01249 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
Castle Combe is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is around 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Chippenham and 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Bath. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 356.[1]
Castle Combe is within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is a popular tourist attraction. With its cluster of Cotswold stone cottages and lack of modern buildings – no new houses have been built in the historic centre of the village since about 1600[2] – the village has been described as a "chocolate box",[3] a "tourist honeypot",[4] and "the prettiest village in England".[5]
The village is in two parts: one is in the narrow valley of By Brook, while Upper Castle Combe is on higher land to the east, on the B4039 road connecting Chippenham and Chipping Sodbury. South of the upper village is the Castle Combe motor racing circuit. A castle once stood in the area, but was demolished centuries ago.
- ^ "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "The beautiful village just a couple of hours from London that's regularly named the prettiest place in Britain". 29 August 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Stilliard, Ed (15 April 2023). "Cotswolds village named in 10 most beautiful places in UK". Gloucestershire Live.
- ^ "Harry Potter rescues village's dying river". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. 19 October 2000.
- ^ Hazeldine, Sue (2002). A-Z of the Cotswolds. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445693750.