Adur District West Sussex England United Kingdom
50.8617706,-0.3075835

Coombes

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

Distance between:

London to Coombes 45 Miles / 73 Kms
Liverpool to Coombes 210 Miles / 338 Kms

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Population 2017: 436 inhabitants



tourist attraction Nearby

Coombes Farm Tours