Nettlecombe, Somerset

Nettlecombe
Reddish stone buildings. The church in the foreground has a square tower.
Nettlecombe is located in Somerset
Nettlecombe
Nettlecombe
Location within Somerset
Population174 [1]
OS grid referenceST057378
Civil parish
  • Nettlecombe
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTaunton
Postcode districtTA4
Dialling code01984
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°07′53″N 3°20′54″W / 51.131468°N 3.348407°W / 51.131468; -3.348407

Nettlecombe is a civil parish in the English county of Somerset. The parish covers a rural area below the Brendon Hills, comprising the small hamlets of Beggearn Huish, Torre, Woodford Yarde, together with more isolated individual farms and homes. In 2011, the parish had a population of 174.[1][2]

The village takes its name from Nettlecombe Court, an Elizabethan manor house which was once the manorial centre of the area.[2]

There are no shops or other services within the parish, which is instead served by the nearby village of Williton.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Welcome to Nettlecombe". Nettlecombe Parish Council. Retrieved 7 October 2008.