Butcombe

Butcombe

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Butcombe
latitude= 51.3504
longitude= -2.6957
civil_parish=
population =
unitary_england= North Somerset
lieutenancy_england=Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Weston-super-Mare
post_town=
postcode_district=
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= ST515615

Butcombe is a village and civil parish just north of Blagdon Lake, in North Somerset, England.

The Church of St. Michael and All Angels dates from the 15th century and is a Grade II* listed building. [cite web | title=Church of St. Michael and All Angels | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=33928 | accessdate=2006-11-25]

The village gave its name to the [http://www.butcombe.com/ Butcombe Brewery] , which is now based in Wrington.

The village is now populated by around 50 people and mainly consists of family-owned farmlands. It no longer has any commodities apart from a telephone and mailbox.

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