Castle Combe
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 30 ′ N , 2 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | ST845773 | ||
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| Residents | 344 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | CHIPPENHAM | ||
| ZIP code section | SN14 | ||
| prefix | 01249 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South West England | ||
| Shire county | Wiltshire | ||
| British Parliament | North Wiltshire | ||
Castle Combe is a small village in the English county of Wiltshire with about 350 inhabitants, which is very popular as a tourist destination.
History and sights
In its present form, Castle Combe was built around the market square with the fountain in the 14th century. St. Andrew's Church from the 12th century has been preserved in its original state. Only the bell was renewed / enlarged in the 15th century.
Castle Combe was originally built as a Roman fortress . Then there was a settlement later that was probably never abandoned. Because even the Normans used the geographically favorable location to build a castle. However, this is only preserved as a ruin today.
In the Middle Ages, Castle Combe was an important location for wool production. It is therefore not surprising that one of the small cottages houses a wool museum, also known as Weaver's House .
Castle Combe as a film set
In the past few years the small town has been the location of several films and the like. a. Doctor Dolittle (first filming in 1967), the first part of the Harry Potter film series , Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), and the fantasy film The Star Walker (2007) were partly shot in Castle Combe. Some scenes from Steven Spielberg's 2012 six Academy Award nominee Companions were filmed here.
Web links
- Castle Combe Parish Council , official website
- Site to site (English).
- Castle Combe Tourist Information and Travel Guide (English).
- Castle Combe race track (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wiltshire Community History Census ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Wiltshire.gov.uk
