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Combe Florey House
Combe Florey House in Combe Florey, Somerset, England is a country house dating from the early 18th century. It replaced an Elizabethan manor house which was pulled down after the English Civil War. The gatehouse to the original manor survives. In the mid-20th century, the house was home to the writer Evelyn Waugh who died there in 1966 and is buried next to the churchyard of the adjacent Church of St Peter & St Paul. Combe Florey House is a Grade II listed building. History The original house at Combe Florey was an Elizabethan manor built by John Fraunceis. This manor was demolished after the English Civil War but the gatehouse remains. In the early 18th century John Fraunceis' descendant, William Fraunceis built a new house on a site further up the hillside from the gatehouse. The house passed out of the ownership of the Fraunceis family in 1799. In 1955 the novelist Evelyn Waugh determined to sell his home, Piers Court in Gloucestershire. Having viewed a range of alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combe Florey
Combe Florey is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated northwest of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district, on the West Somerset Railway. The village has a population of 261. The parish includes the hamlet of Eastcombe which is a linear settlement along the A358 Taunton-Wiliton Road. The village public house is ''The Farmer's Arms''. History The first part of the name Combe Florey comes from ''cwm'' meaning valley, and the second part from Hugh de Fleuri who was lord of the manor around 1166. At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 the village was part of the Bishop of Winchesters estate of Taunton Deane. The parish of Combe Florey was part of the Taunton Deane Hundred. Governance The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |