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Withycombe

Withycombe parish straddles the National Park boundary on its north-east side. The village is split by the boundary but most lies outside.

Area: 1431ha; area within National Park: 1082ha

Population 2001 census: 299; occupied households: 139

County: Somerset; District: West Somerset; Ward: Carhampton and Withycombe

Meaning of place name:  valley with willows.

Rattle Row Withycombe

Rattle Row, mill and ford, Withycombe

From 2001 census Withycombe Exmoor average England average
population density: persons per hectare 0.21 0.16 3.45
% of population 15yrs old and under 16.7 14.9 20.15
% of population 60 yrs old and older 35.5 25.95 20.75
% males/ % females 50/50 48/52 48/52
average persons per occupied household 2.2 2.2 2.3
holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces 4.2 9.92 0.64
% population change since 1991 census +15 +2 +4

 

  Stream at Withycombe

Stream in Withycombe village

Causeway at Withycombe

The Causeway, Withycombe

Withycombe Causeway

The Causeway, Withycombe

Withycombe Church

Church of St Nicholas, Withycombe

Millennium Sundial Withycombe

Millennium sundial, St Nicholas' Church

Rodhuish Chapel

Chapel of St Bartholemew, Rodhuish

Rachel Reckitt statue Rodhuish

Statue of Jacob and the Angel by Rachel Reckitt, St Bartholemew's Chapel