Thorncombe | |
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St Mary's Church, Thorncombe | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 687 [1] |
OS grid reference | ST376033 |
Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHARD |
Postcode district | TA20 |
Dialling code | 01460 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
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]