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Welcome. We hope you will
find it interesting to explore the history of the
Parish. Simply click on any of the periods shown.
Links have been added to assist your reading.
A
great deal of material in this history of the parish was taken from an account of the
History
of Combe St. Nicholas
by
the Rev. Geoffrey de Y. Aldridge shown in the Proceedings of the
Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society for the Year
1927 – Vol.LXX111. The Rev. Aldridge was Vicar of Combe from 1917 to
1942. We would like to trace his family and would be grateful for any
information.
Thanks
are due to Mark McDermott of the Somerset Vernacular Building Research
Group for his detailed report on the church history;
Derrick Warren for extracts from his book "Mills of the Ilse";
Tony Dickinson for
his report of the landscape of Combe; Dorothy Jones for a number of
items; Julie Hann of Cinncinatti, USA, who provided information
regarding the Rossiter family; Don Torrey, of Washington, USA, who
sent us details of the Torrey family; Dr. R. Dunning for his article on
discoveries at Combe church; the Somerset Archaeological and
Natural History Society for material from their archives;
the staff of the Somerset Studies Library at Taunton; Combe St.
Nicholas History Group for material from their archives; and others who
have provided photographs and information. Please accept our apologies
if we have missed anyone out.
Details of historical sites in the Parish
may be found at www.somerset.gov.uk/heritage
Go to Somerset Historical Environment Record and click on Advanced
Query. Under Area scroll to and click on Combe St. Nicholas. Go to the
foot of the page and submit Query. There are in excess of 80 historical
references.
We are very
grateful to the contributions made to the site and welcome any further
additions, either specific to the Parish, or general comments that will
add interest for our readers.
If you would like to make a contribution or undertake research, please
contact David Lamb on 01460 68384 or
lamb65@btinternet.com.
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