- Combs, Derbyshire
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Coordinates: 53°18′18″N 1°56′13″W / 53.3051°N 1.937°W
Combs 
Combs reservoir
Combs
Combs shown within DerbyshirePopulation 100 [citation needed] OS grid reference SK042786 District High Peak Shire county Derbyshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town HIGH PEAK Postcode district SK23 Dialling code 01298 Police Derbyshire Fire Derbyshire Ambulance East Midlands EU Parliament East Midlands UK Parliament High Peak List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire Combs is a small village in Derbyshire, England within the Peak District National Park. 'Combs' is spoken to rhyme with 'looms'. There are some local residents who prefer the older pronunciation of Combs to rhyme with 'foams'.
The village is bounded to the east, west and south by gritstone edges and moorland, the highest of which is Black Edge (507 m (1,663 ft)). To the north the embankment of the Buxton to Stockport railway separates it from Combs Reservoir. To the east is Castle Naze, a prehistoric settlement site. Although some of the population of about 100[citation needed] still work in agriculture, most working residents commute to local towns or the city of Manchester. The village has a pub, the Beehive Inn, but the village shop and post office closed some years ago. The village's state infant school has about 25 pupils drawn from the village and surrounding area and has been described as outstanding in all categories by Ofsted[1] and was awarded "Gold Star" status by the Times.[2] Despite this, in 2007 Derbyshire County Council attempted to close the school, but were forced to abandon these plans in the face of concerted local protest.[3]
Combs resident Herbert Frood developed a vehicle brake pad and in 1897 founded the company Ferodo. The village was also home to journalists and authors Crichton Porteous and Peggy Bellhouse. Peggy Bellhouse wrote and self-published a concise history of Combs many years ago, and an archive photograph of Peggy can still be seen on the walls of the Beehive Inn.References
External links
- A walk around Combs
- Photo site for community activity in Combs
- Combs Village Hall Trust
- Castle Naze Settlement
- Rock Climbing at Castle Naze
- Ofsted report on Combs school
- Map sources for Combs
Categories:- Villages in Derbyshire
- Towns and villages of the Peak District
- Derbyshire geography stubs
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