Coordinates: 50°51′47″N 0°18′29″W / 50.863°N 0.308°W / 50.863; -0.308

Coombes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For people named Coombes, see Coombes (surname).

Coombes
Coombes church.jpg
Coombes parish church
Coombes is located in West Sussex
Coombes
Coombes
Location within West Sussex
Area2.03 sq mi (5.3 km2) [1]
Population51 (2001 Census[1])
• Density25/sq mi (9.7/km2)
OS grid referenceTQ192083
• London45 miles (72 km) N
Civil parish
  • Coombes
District
  • Adur
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLancing
Postcode districtBN15
Dialling code01903
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
50°51′47″N 0°18′29″W / 50.863°N 0.308°W / 50.863; -0.308

Coombes is a hamlet and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England. The village is in the Adur Valley 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Shoreham-by-Sea.

Coombes Church is an 11th-century Church of England parish church that has lost its dedication. It has some of the most important medieval wall paintings in England, which were painted c. 1100. There is a single church bell that weighs about 77 pounds (35 kg) and was probably cast in Normandy. It is one of the oldest bells in Sussex, dated to c. 1150. The church is roofed with Horsham Stone slabs.

The civil parish has an area of 525.81 hectares (1,299 acres) and has a parish meeting rather than a parish council. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 51 people living in 22 households of whom 23 were economically active.[1]

Church Farm is next to the parish church and Applesham Farm is about 0.6 miles (1 km) to the south.

See also[]

  • Coombs (disambiguation)
  • Coombe (disambiguation)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2009.

Further reading[]

  • Nairn, Ian; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1965). Sussex. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 113. ISBN 0-14-071028-0.
  • Hudson, T.P. (ed.); Baggs, A.P.; Currie, C.R.J.; Elrington, C.R.; Keeling, S.M.; Rowland, A.M. (1980). A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1: Bramber Rape (Southern Part). Victoria County History. pp. 215–219. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)

External links[]


Stub icon

This West Sussex location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""