Towns & cities · South West England
Combe Martin
Combe Martin — village in Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Killington Lane · 8.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Combe Martin is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,647 people. Address: EX34. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.1900°, -4.0200°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Combe Martin () is a village, civil parish and former manor on the North Devon coast about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Ilfracombe. It is a small seaside resort with a sheltered cove on the northwest edge of the Exmoor National Park. Due to the narrowness of the valley, the village consists principally of one single long street which runs 2 miles (3.2 km) between the valley head and the sea. An electoral ward with the village name exists. The ward population at the 2011 census was 3,941.
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Background
History
]] Evidence of Iron Age occupation includes the nearby Newberry Castle fort. The toponym "Combe" is derived from Old English cumb meaning "wooded valley". It derives ultimately from the same Brythonic source as the Welsh cwm,Cornish kom also of the same meaning. The name was recorded as Comer in 1128. The 'Martin' suffix on the place name is from the name of the FitzMartin family, feudal barons of Barnstaple, from which large barony the manor of Combe was held. The FitzMartins held the barony following the marriage of Nicholas FitzMartin (d.1260) to Maud de Tracy, heiress of the barony of Barnstaple, until the death of his grandson William II FitzMartin in 1326 who left his two sisters…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1900, -4.0200
- County
- Devon
- District
- North Devon
- Parish
- Combe Martin
- Postcode
- EX34
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Devon
- Population
- 2,647
- Nearest railway station
- Killington Lane — 8.1 km
- Official site
- www.visitcombemartin.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q1225823 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Combe Martin (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Combe martin.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Combe Martin?
- Combe Martin is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX34), in the parish of Combe Martin.
- Is Combe Martin a protected site?
- Yes — Combe Martin is part of the North Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Combe Martin free to visit?
- Yes, Combe Martin is free to enter.
- How do I get to Combe Martin?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX34. It sits within the North Devon parliamentary constituency.