Ashcombe
Coordinates: 50°36′N 3°32′W / 50.60°N 03.54°W
Ashcombe is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England, about six miles north of Teignmouth. The parish had a population of 77 according to the 2001 census. The village lies on the south-eastern side of the Haldon hills in the valley of the stream known as Dawlish Water.
The church, dedicated to Saint Nectan, has 13th-century lancet windows[1] and a 14th-century chancel arch. The oak seats were carved in the 16th century.
The village was recorded in Domesday Book.[2]
References
- ↑ Bridget Cherry, Nikolaus Pevsner, ed. (1991). Devon. Pevsner Architectural Guides: The Buildings of England, Ireland, and Scotland (2 ed.). Yale University Press. p. 134. ISBN 0-300-09596-1.
- ↑ "The Domesday Book Index". Haughton.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
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