Other places · South East England
Balcombe
Balcombe — a other in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Balcombe is a other in england-south-east, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Balcombe is a village located in South-East England. It is known for its historic railway station and the nearby Balcombe Tunnel, which is notable for being the longest tunnel on the Brighton Main Line.
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Background
History
The name Balcombe may mean "Mining Place Camp". Bal is a Cornish word meaning a mining place as in Bal Maidens, and the same word may have existed in Ancient British Celtic. Although Coombe or Combe can mean a valley, it can also come from the Roman "camp". So possibly from its name Balcombe could have once been a Romano-British mining settlement. South of Balcombe on the London to Brighton railway line is the Ouse Valley Viaduct. Designed and engineered by John Urpeth Rastrick (1780–1856) in consultation with the talented architect David Mocatta, it was completed in 1842. It is 100 ft high and 500 yards long. It has 37 arches and was built with 11 million imported Dutch bricks. The village…
Description
Balcombe was used as the location for Arthur Dent's house in the first episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) in May 1980. Dent wakes up to find bulldozers about to demolish his house. The show's producers said they spent two months searching for the ideal location, before finding the farmhouse at Edmonds Farm in Balcombe.
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- Coordinates
- 51.0567, -0.1371
- County
- West Sussex
- District
- Mid Sussex
- Parish
- Balcombe
- Postcode
- RH17 6JQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Official site
- www.balcombevillage.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Balcombe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balcombe?
- Balcombe is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.0567°, -0.1371°.
- Is Balcombe wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Balcombe. Check ahead for specific facilities.