Coombe Hill, Gloucestershire
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Coombe Hill is the name of a hamlet
, telephone exchange and the terminus of the disused Coombe Hill Canal
, now a nature reserve, in Gloucestershire
, England
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Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
, telephone exchange and the terminus of the disused Coombe Hill Canal
Coombe Hill Canal
The Coombe Hill Canal was a canal in Gloucestershire, south west England, that ran from Coombe Hill Basin to the River Severn near Wainlode Hill. It opened in 1796 and closed 80 years later in 1876, after the only lock was damaged by flooding...
, now a nature reserve, in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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