Croscombe

Croscombe
Water flowing through a channel and over a weir between a building and a wall. Vegeatation on both sides of the water.
The course of the River Sheppey has been substantially 'managed' on its way through Croscombe, as this weir area demonstrates. The Sheppey was the main power source for many of the mills which operated in Croscombe in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Croscombe is located in Somerset
Croscombe
Croscombe
Location within Somerset
Population603 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST595445
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELLS
Postcode districtBA5
Dialling code01749
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°11′54″N 2°34′44″W / 51.1982°N 2.5789°W / 51.1982; -2.5789

Croscombe is a village and civil parish 2 miles (3 km) west of Shepton Mallet and 4 miles (6 km) from Wells, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. It is situated on the A371 road in the valley of the River Sheppey.

Croscombe has a village hall, a shop, a public house, a Church, a chapel and a school.

  1. ^ "Croscombe Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.