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CROSCOMBE VILLAGE
Croscombe is a unique and interesting little village nestling in a Mendip valley through which flows the River Sheppey. The A371 follows the same route.
The earliest records of Croscombe date from AD706 when King Ina referred to the village as Correges Cumb.
It was not until after the Great Plague and the subsequent boom in the Wool trade in the 16th and 17th centuries that Croscombe really emerged. During this thriving period the present Church was reconstructed. Many significant houses, cottages and hostelries were also built and many still survive.
The large Church is of particular interest, having an unusual spire for Somerset, and Jacobean interior woodwork of National renown.
Following the decline of the wool trade and the impact of the Industrial Revolution, silk, mining, quarrying and milling all left their mark upon the village landscape. The Chimney in Long Street is a clear reminder of Croscombes industrial past. Its social history is also recorded by the Market Cross, adjacent to
" The Bull Terrier" (originally the Rose and Crown) and the old Village School.
The ancient "The George Inn" surrounded by traditional stone cottages, the blacksmiths and the Chapel also still survives.
The Village which once boasted of its industrial and social services- the blacksmith, weaver, dyer, baker, cheese-maker, parson, curate, butchers, hatter, milliner and so on- now has changed significantly.
Present day Croscombe is still a thriving and caring community with a Village Hall, Community Shop, 2 Inns, Church, Chapel, School, Bus Service and an active Parish Council. Being 5 minutes from Wells and Shepton Mallet and with easy access to Bath, Bristol, Weston, Yeovil, Bridgwater and Taunton, Croscombe is indeed an ideal Village.