Nettlecombe | |
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Location within Somerset | |
Population | 174 [1] |
OS grid reference | ST057378 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Taunton |
Postcode district | TA4 |
Dialling code | 01984 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
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]