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'''Combe Florey''' is a [[village]] and [[parish]] in [[Somerset]], [[England]], situated six [[mile]]s north west of [[Taunton]] in the [[Taunton Deane]] district, on the [[West Somerset Railway]]. The village has a [[population]] of 252 {{ref|population}}.
'''Combe Florey''' is a [[village]] and [[parish]] in [[Somerset]], [[England]], situated six [[mile]]s north west of [[Taunton]] in the [[Taunton Deane]] district, on the [[West Somerset Railway]]. The village has a [[population]] of 252 {{ref|population}}.


Combe Florey House was the home of the novelist [[Evelyn Waugh]], and later of his son [[Auberon Waugh]]. They are both buried in St Peter and Paul's Churchyard. Auberon Waugh's children placed the house on the market in 2007.

It was the home of the late [[Auberon Waugh]] and previously of his father [[Evelyn Waugh]]. They are both buried in St Peter and Paul's Churchyard.


The village [[public house]] is ''The Farmer's Arms''.
The village [[public house]] is ''The Farmer's Arms''.
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==References==
==References==
# {{note|population}} Somerset County Council, 2002. [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/estimates/2002mye/ Population estimates].
# {{note|population}} Somerset County Council, 2002. [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/estimates/2002mye/ Population estimates].

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[[Category:Villages in Somerset]]
[[Category:Villages in Somerset]]
[[Category:Taunton Deane]]
[[Category:Taunton Deane]]

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Revision as of 16:17, 15 December 2007

Combe Florey
PopulationExpression error: "252 [1]" must be numeric
OS grid referenceST155315
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTAUNTON
Postcode districtTA4
Dialling code01823
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset

Combe Florey is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated six miles north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district, on the West Somerset Railway. The village has a population of 252 [2].

Combe Florey House was the home of the novelist Evelyn Waugh, and later of his son Auberon Waugh. They are both buried in St Peter and Paul's Churchyard. Auberon Waugh's children placed the house on the market in 2007.

The village public house is The Farmer's Arms.

References

  1. ^ Somerset County Council, 2002. Population estimates.