Welcome to the Chaffcombe Parish Web Site.
Chaffcombe Parish website provides information for residents and
visitors about our parish and community, our local events, our clubs
and societies, also local businesses.
About Chaffcombe
The medieval parish of Chaffcombe, surrounded by farmland, lies
approximately 2½ miles north-east of Chard and 3 miles south of
Ilminster in South Somerset.
Although so near to Chard and Ilminster, Chaffcombe retains its
community remoteness, away from the hurly-burly of the nearby towns.
It is irregular in shape, extending approximately 2¼ miles from
north to south and approximately 1½ miles and less than ½ mile from
east to west.
The parish is on the western slopes of the Windwhistle Ridge
overlooking Chard, the ground falling from over 600ft on its eastern
boundary to 200ft by the old Chard Reservoir.
Small streams run through the parish at Chaffcombe Gate Farm and
Chaffcombe village in the north and at Lydmarsh and Avishays in the
centre. There are natural springs in the area of Kingston Well Farm
in the extreme south.
The parish is very pic turesque
with its many thatched cottages and old buildings.
At the eastern end of the village is the parish church of St Michael
and All Angels which lies in the conservation area at the centre of
the parish.
The parish has approximately 200 residents and though sparsely
scattered manage to meet regularly at various Village Hall
functions.
For the history of the parish you can find this on:
ww.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaffcombe
Sue's Doorway
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Count down for Jubilee
Celebrations will take place is Chris's
field,
foot access by the Old Rectory or vehicle
access
along Gaylards Lane
Kicking off the day will be the church
bells, followed by planting of the Jubilee Tree, then church
tower tours in the morning.
First event of the afternoon will be
cricket
(If you would like to play - anyone from 5
to 105 - male or female, contact Alfie
alfdrewer@hotmail.co.uk
or Stan at Cornerstones)
Te rest of the afternoon will be taken up
with rounders, races, jubilee tea, barbecue, skittles, and
general jubilations.
Watch this space
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