Combe Moor, also known as Coombes Moor, is a linear hamlet in the civil parish of Byton in Herefordshire, England, to the south-east of the Welsh town of Presteigne,[1] near the border with Wales, and 17 miles (27 km) north-west from the county town of Hereford.[2]
| Combe Moor | |
|---|---|
 Combe Moor and Byton Moor, just north of the village | |
  Combe Moor Location within Herefordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SO368630 |
| • London | 135 mi (217 km) |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Presteigne |
| Postcode district | LD8 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Geography
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The village is on the B4362 road on the B4362 road between Shobdon and Presteigne near the confluence of the Hindwell Brook and the River Lugg.[3] During the Devensian period, "the eastward advance of the Wye Glacier blocked the preglacial Lugg at Combe Moor and the river cut a new course to the north-east before turning south-east through the east-to-west ridge via the Covenhope Gap."[4] Cross and Hodgson described the sediments of the Combe Moor basin in 1975 as "finely laminated and stoneless."[5]
Combe Moor lies to the south-east of Combe, just to the south-west of the village of Byton.[2] Brandhill Wood lies to the south and Park Hill to the north-east.[2] The moor to the north of the village is called Byton Moor and there is also a moor of the same name as the village just to the west of that. The Herefordshire Trail long distance footpath passes through the village.[3]
Landmarks
editThe Herefordshire Trail leads to Wapley Hillfort. There is an old schoolhouse to the north-east along the road to Byton.[3] Mistletoe House in the village is a tea room and gallery. Other cottages in the vicinity include Rue Cottage in the village itself and Wapley cottage along the lane to the south-east.[2]
References
edit- ^ Great Britain. Mines Inspectorate (1897). Quarries: list of quarries (under the Quarries Act, 1894) in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Isle of Man. printed for H.M. Stationery Off. by Darling & Son. p. 194.
- ^ a b c d Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ a b c Hereford and Leominster (Landranger Maps) (B2 ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2007, ISBN 978-0-319-22953-8
- ^ Stephens, Nicholas (1990). Natural Landscapes of Britain from the Air. CUP Archive. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-521-32390-1.
- ^ Dorling, Peter (2007). The Lugg Valley, Herefordshire: archaeology, landscape change and conservation. Herefordshire Archaeology. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-9546998-2-6.
