Thorncombe

Thorncombe
St Mary's Church, Thorncombe
Thorncombe is located in Dorset
Thorncombe
Thorncombe
Location within Dorset
Population687 [1]
OS grid referenceST376033
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHARD
Postcode districtTA20
Dialling code01460
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°49′33″N 2°53′07″W / 50.8257°N 2.8853°W / 50.8257; -2.8853
River Synderford

Thorncombe /ˈθɔːrnkəm/ is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It was historically, until 1844, an exclave of Devon. It lies five miles (8 km) south east of the town of Chard in neighbouring Somerset. Thorncombe is situated close to the borders of both Somerset and Devon. In the 2011 census the population of the civil parish was 687.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Area: Thorncombe (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 May 2014.