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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 picMemorial Chaffcombeturesque 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

 

 

   

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

Flossie Malavialle

http://www.flossie-malavialle.co.uk

 Saturday 8th June 7.30  £8

More Details

email e3dons@hotmail.com

 

 

Jubilee Notice

Read about the exciting events planned for the Jubilee Celebrations.

 

Didn't we do well!

 Table Top Sale 28th April

About £430 raised for Jubilee Day

Jubilee Mugs

For all those Grannies and Granpa's that have ordered mugs for their Grandchildren they have arrived and are available from Elaine in exchange for the grand sum of £2.60

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