- Coombe Bissett
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The church of St Michael and All Angels, Coombe Bissett.
Coombe Bissett is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, at grid reference SU108264. It is one of the villages in the River Ebble valley.
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Coombe Bissett has a pub, a chapel, and a church and is informally known as "Crumbly Biscuit". There is a well looked after nature reserve, part of which is referred to as Rory Hill. On the other side of the village is Rolley Hill. The village also is home to village shop and Outreach Post Office. The village is within a ten minute drive from Salisbury, easily accessed via the Coombe Rd (A354 towards Blandford) from Salisbury.
Domesday Book
Fragmentary records from Saxon times indicate that the Ebble valley was a thriving area, the River Ebble also being known as the River Chalke. The Domesday Book in 1086 divided the Chalke Valley into eight manors, Chelke (Chalke - Bowerchalke and Broadchalke), Eblesborne (Ebbesbourne Wake), Fifehide (Fifield Bavant), Cumbe (Coombe Bissett), Humitone (Homington), Odestoche (Odstock), Stradford (Stratford Tony and Bishopstone) and Trow (circa Alvediston).[1]
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Coordinates: 51°02′13″N 1°50′50″W / 51.03686°N 1.84735°W
Categories:- Villages in Wiltshire
- Wiltshire geography stubs
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