HOLCOMBE VILLAGE

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Welcome to the Holcombe Village website, a small village on the south coast of Devon

What's New?

 

Draft minutes of the last Residents Association General Meeting (click here)

 

The Post Office is under threat of closure - what can you do to help? (click here)  And here are letters that have been sent by the Residents Association (click here) and other local residents (letter 1) (letter 2) to the Post Office and Postwatch.

 

Information on the Holcombe area (using data from Office for National Statistics - please note the data covers an area slightly wider than Holcombe village itself but provides a good indication of the area) (click here)

 

New links to useful websites have been added (click here)

 

Holcombe is situated between the seaside resorts of Dawlish and Teignmouth, and has a population of around eight hundred people.  The village has a church (St George's), a Post Office / shop, two pubs (The Castle Inn in the village, and the Smugglers Inn on the coast road) and a Village Hall.  For administrative purposes, Holcombe falls within the Dawlish South West ward of the Teignbridge District Council.

Holcombe's history has been traced back over a thousand years.  In this time, the village has changed considerably from a largely rural and agricultural community to the village we see today, with many residents commuting each day to Exeter or Torbay.  The village's rich past has been associated with smugglers and been impacted by the growth of the railways - the Bristol to Plymouth main line goes along the coast at Holcombe and is one of the most scenic stretches of the rail network in the country.  The heart of the village though has retained much of its character, with many thatched cottages in a designated conservation area.

This website is primarily for the residents of Holcombe and provides details of events as well as general information on the village.  If you have any items for inclusion or any comments on the website, please contact the administrator, Andy, at andy@holcombedevon.co.uk. Enjoy! 

 

Holcombe from the air

Village location (click on map for more detail)

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