Combe, Berkshire

Combe
Intersection at Combe
Combe is located in Berkshire
Combe
Combe
Location within Berkshire
Population38 (2001)
OS grid referenceSU370608
Civil parish
  • Combe
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHUNGERFORD
Postcode districtRG17
Dialling code01488
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Berkshire
51°20′44″N 1°28′10″W / 51.3455°N 1.4694°W / 51.3455; -1.4694

Combe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. The parish is situated on the top of the North Hampshire Downs near Walbury Hill and Combe Gibbet, overlooking the village of Inkpen and the valley of the River Kennet. In Walbury Hill, it includes the highest natural point in South East England.[1][2][3]

Administratively, the civil parish lies within the unitary authority area of West Berkshire, and within the ceremonial county of Berkshire. Historically part of Hampshire, Combe was transferred to Berkshire in 1895.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Coombe, Hampshire (historic map). Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  2. ^ a b Explorer 158: Newbury & Hungerford (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 9780319243510.
  3. ^ "Facts about South East England".