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The Wiltshire Web - Castle Combe CASTLE COMBE - The Wiltshire Mecca of Picturesque Villages Castle Combe is the Wiltshire Mecca of picturesque villages. Castle Combe did develop as a weaving town along with the rest of Wiltshire in the fifteenth century. www.wiltshire-web.co.uk /history/combe.htm   (323 words)

Castle Combe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Castle Combe is a small village in Wiltshire, England, with a population of about 350. Castle Combe is also the home of a popular motor racing circuit. Castle Combe Wiltshire - The Prettiest Village in England en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castle_Combe   (151 words)

Scrope's history of Castle Combe The prefix was subsequently added from "the Castle," the meagre remains of which still crown the extremity of a hill about a quarter of a mile west of the town; but which, when entire, must have proudly overlooked the combe, or narrow valley, where the church and the principal part of the village are built. Extent contained in an ancient Chartulary or Book of Evidences preserved at Castle Combe, chiefly in the handwriting of William of Worcester, who was Surveyor of this manor between the years 1430 and 1465, and which we shall have frequent occasion to refer to. The parish of Castle Combe is conterminous with the manor. freespace.virgin.net /lf.mackelden/Castle_Combe/Scrope/scrope.html   (4748 words)

The Official Castle Combe Circuit Web Site The circuit is situated close to Junctions 17 and 18 of the M4 motorway and is clearly signposted using the brown tourist signs marked with a chequered flag. Castle Combe Circuit is situated 45 minutes from Bristol Airport and 90 minutes from Heathrow. Castle Combe Circuit, Castle Combe, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 7EY England www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk /findus.htm   (140 words)

What The Papers Say - The Castle Inn at Castle Combe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Nestled in a wooded Cotswold valley, Castle Combe is a delightful example of the traditional English village. Castle Combe has won the prettiest village in England award. No one could say the Castle Inn isn’t generous: His Lamb Royale, described as large, is the size of a Sunday joint, and comes with port and redcurrant sauce plus a raw sliced tomato. castle-inn.info /html/papers.html   (1448 words)

Castle Combe Wiltshire - In Pictures Its hard to imagine that the picturesque village of Castle Combe was once a small, busy, town. Visitors often ask the location of the Castle, it no longer exists, but its original site was about half a mile to the north west of the Manor House, at the top of a rise overlooking the Bybrook valley. In the fifties a Tithe Barn was pulled down, the Market Hall had suffered the same fate a hundred years earlier, but 1962, in a competition organised by an American travel company Castle Combe was voted England's most beautiful village. www.yourguide.org.uk /castlecombe   (390 words)

[No title] When you’re learning the secrets of the circuit at the highly respected Castle Combe Racing School this season, you’ll also be getting the inside line on the virtues of Cooper-Avon’s high performance tyres; Cooper-Avon has just renewed its contract as the official tyre supplier to the Racing School. The Castle Combe Racing School is a challenging environment for Cooper-Avon’s tyres, but one in which the company’s products excel. Castle Combe Sales and Marketing Manager, Rodney Gooch, says: "It’s great to be able to extend this long-running agreement for yet another year. www.coopertire.com /us/en/corporate/news/news-release.asp?id=365   (632 words)

Wiltshire County Council - Wiltshire Community History Get Community Information Situated in a narrow combe, made by the By Brook as it flows southwards on its journey to the river Avon and the sea, lies what is arguably the prettiest village in England. The castle was of the motte and bailey type, probably dating to 1140 and consisted of four baileys on an earthen mound. It is unlikely that he ever came to Castle Combe but his decisions, implemented by able stewards, had profound effects on the conduct of the estate and the villagers. www.wiltshire.gov.uk /community/getcom.php?id=46   (2989 words)

Castle Combe England UK Tourist Information Guide Cotswolds Castle Combe lies in a valley and is considered one of the loveliest villages in the Cotswolds. Its adjacent wooded hill was fortified by Britons, Saxons and Normans and like most other places in the Cotswolds, Castle Combe's prosperity was based on sheep and wool. The small local museum is up the hill away from the village towards the parking area (where tourists to the village are requested to park). www.cotswolds.info /places/castle-combe.shtml   (446 words)

Castle Combe Circuit urgently needs your support Petition Please help save castle combe racing circuit from closure. Please help save Castle Combe Circuit from closure and sign this petition which will be forwarded to every member of North Wiltshire council by me. Please Sign, Thank You. The Castle Combe Circuit urgently needs your support Petition to North Wiltshire Council was created by and written by Luke Harvey (306 Cosworth) (306cosworthfan@gmail.com). www.petitiononline.com /306007   (162 words)

Castle Combe Hotels - Hotel Accommodation in Castle Combe | England United Kingdom Nestling among cedars, fountains and ponds the hotel offers all the amenities that guests would expect of a 5 star hotel This city hotel retains the character of a homely country house. Meadowland is a non-smoking luxury house in a quiet conservation area 15 to 20 minutes walk to Bath City. With a great range of budget to luxury hotels in Castle Combe, with many reviews and thousands of visitors per day, you can be sure to enjoy your England visit. www.simplehotels.com /en/gb/castle-combe   (337 words)

Castle Combe property - Find property for sale in Castle Combe Wiltshire Castle Combe is a small village in Wiltshire, England, with a population of about 350. Castle Combe is also the home of a popular motor racing circuit. All advertisements for Castle Combe property for sale are placed by our partner estate agents. www.wiltshirepropertysales.co.uk /property_for_sale_0_Castle_Combe.html   (111 words)

The Cotswolds - Castle Combe The Prettiest Village In England Castle Combe can be found just a few miles northeast of Chippenham on the B4039. You could almost imagine that time has stood still in Castle Combe, no TV aerials or street lights and full of traditional honey coloured Cotswold Stone buildings. The wool trade played a strong part in the growth of the village in the past and the history goes right back to the 12th century when the Dunstanville family established a baronial seat and the descendants of the family can be traced to the present day. www.completely-cotswold.com /ccombe/info/info.htm   (135 words)

CorshamNet: Castle Combe The looks of the village are only spoilt by the bright double yellow lines on both sides of the single road through, mind you although there is a car park for visitors at the top of the valley, this doesn't stop coaches from driving down to deposit their loads of tourists. This is the Castle Combe Circuit which is very well run and often sees some excellent racing. Some years ago there was a campaign by some newcomers to the village of Castle Combe to close the race circuit down. web.ukonline.co.uk /Members/hugh.c/castle.htm   (577 words)

www.MSport-UK.com | News | 18.06.2003 - Bumper British GT Field for Castle Combe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) The biggest grid of the 2003 season is set to contest round six of the BRDC British GT Championship at Castle Combe this weekend (22 June). This one-off outing has been arranged by John Guest, sponsors of both the Jordan car and the Castle Combe race meeting, and Jordan has pledged to take the fight to the Moslers and TVRs in what is likely to be his only British GT race of the season. Of course, that is only part of the story for the biggest weekend of the season at Castle Combe as two races for the British F3 Championship gripped by AVON Tyres will bring a packed field of international aces to the track. www.msport-uk.com /news/2003/q2/20030618_gt_castcom.php   (520 words)

(GC278D) Castle Combe (Wilts) by The Wombles Castle Combe has been voted the prettiest village in England on several occasions, most recently by "Beautiful Britain" magazine in the USA. Castle Combe gets very busy in the Summer but is just as nice on any dry day (crisp mid-Winter is my personal favourite) and you can get warm again in the Dolittle bar of the "Castle Inn". Castle Combe is also well known for its Motor racing circuit which is a mile towards Chippenham. www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=gc278D&Submit6=Find   (579 words)

Castle Combe Race Track and Circuit Information for Car and Bike Track Days Castle Combe Race Track and Circuit Information for Car and Bike Track Days Castle Combe is well signposted from either J17 or 18 of the M4 To view map click here We provide trackday insurance and gift vouchers to be used at this circuit. www.trackdays.co.uk /tracks/castle-combe.htm   (68 words)

Castle Combe Originally it was a British hill fort which became occupied by the Romans due to its proximity to The Fosse Way. After the Romans, came the Normans, who built the fort up into a Castle. By the Middle Ages the village in the valley had become an important centre for the wool industry. www.the-cotswolds.org /top/english/know/villages/castlecombe   (155 words)

Motor Racing Archive Castle Combe: 25 miles east of Bristol, SW UK. In 1949, the Bristol MC and LCC used to hold race meetings at Lulsgate Airfield (now Bristol Airport), but after the RAC had problems gaining approval for race meetings it was decided to use the perimeter track of the former wartime airfield of Castle Combe. After negotiations were completed, the first race meeting was held on the 8th July, 1950, although spectators were not allowed. www.motorracing-archive.com /sub_page.cfm/editID/303   (609 words)

Castle Combe, England [Sauntering]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) A quaint mediaeval English village with gentle rolling hills, a brook, sheep, a church, and, of course, a tavern give the watercolor scene of England's most picturesque area (so I'm told): the Cotswolds. There's no castle in Castle Combe, it was taken down centuries ago. I'm glad to vacate, like the antenna and street lamps, leaving the old man and Castle Combe the way it was made to be. pluto.spaceports.com /~bachmann/sauntering/CastleCombeEngland.htm   (211 words)

Driving Experience Track Days Traffic jams, Gatzo cameras, traffic police, speed limits – these are all vital in today’s society but don’t leave much room to drive your car as the designers intended it to be driven. Track days at Castle Combe Circuit do just that, our track days provide you with the opportunity to drive your car as it was intended to be driven in a safe environment around the fast and demanding Castle Combe Race Circuit. Car Track Days are designed for members of the public to have the opportunity to drive their road legal cars on the race circuit, without having to look out for Gatzo cameras or adhering to strict speed limits. www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk /trackdays.htm   (133 words)

Castle combe The event was held at Castle Combe race circuit and involved a static row of 3000m a bike ride of 21km and a run of 3km. Ashlie Spedding competed in her first ever CC and as by far the youngest in the race did an excellent 1-09. July 2002 saw the third of the summer series of run/bike/run duathlons at Castle Combe race circuit organised by Bath amphibians Triathlon club. www.sped-web.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /Triathlon/castle_combe.htm   (1244 words)

Castle Combe Information Online - Services (Personal & Business) in and around Castle Combe, UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) If you have any news or information related to Castle Combe or would like an article to be published in Castle Combe Information Online, fill in a simple form or send it to us and we will do the rest. Castle Combe Information Online is part of the UK information network. Castle Combe Information Online is an independent site and is not affiliated with, or officially sponsored by any local authority or tourist information centre based in Castle Combe. www.britinfo.net /fp-P-ARQ.htm   (269 words)

Castle Combe 2005 Offical Website - Circuit Information Castle Combe has been somewhat modified in 1999, increasing the length of the circuit slightly (now 1.85 miles) and reducing speeds on the two long straights by the introduction of a pair of chicanes (the Esses and Bobbies). The rest of the circuit is almost flat-out driving, lifting for some of the corners with heavy braking needed only for Quarry and Tower (in addition to the chicanes). There is petrol just outside the circuit to the East, Castle Combe village is great. www.rscombe.com /circuit.htm   (701 words)

Castle Combe Track Day: 29th May 2004 Lotus Esprit World was unfortunately unable to attend the Club Lotus Track Day at Castle Combe this year. Again it seem some brave Esprit owners ventured out on to the Castle Combe track for a spin. It's not only Esprits at Castle Combe, there's plenty of other Loti that turn up. www.lotusespritworld.co.uk /EOtherstuff/CastleCombe04.html   (156 words)

Amazon.co.uk: Castle Combe: An Illustrated Walk Through History (Walkabout S.): Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Castle Combe An illustrated walk through history By Paul Snowdon with Cover Photography by Philip Pierce PROVINCIAL PICTURES Bath. Familiar around the world on post cards, calendars, chocolate boxes, Castle Combe is the Archetypal English Village. In 1962, Castle Combe was voted "the prettiest village in England". www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1873877307   (319 words)

Motorsport.com: News channel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) The British GT Championship opens its account on the second half of the 2002 season next weekend with current GTO leaders Simon Pullan and Martin Short gunning for victory number five at Castle Combe in Wiltshire. One of the oldest established circuits in the UK, Castle Combe is sure to provide close, exciting racing when the British GTs take to the track on June 23. Reshaped and resurfaced in recent years in order to reduce average speeds, drivers must be extra cautious in order to get the most out of a hot lap due to the minimal run-off areas. www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=96436&FS=BGTC   (505 words)

Castle Combe, page 6   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) For both freshness and safety we have a non-smoking rule throughout the house. Hotel Named after the large fir groves surrounding the house and gardens Combe Grove Manor was entertaining visitors long before it became the hotel it is today. Once described as the 'most delightful situation in the vicinity of Bath' guests enjoy magnificent views, beautiful gardens and Renaissance inspired architecture. somerset.wheretostay.net /som/catalog/listings/all/all/7/Castle_Combe/6   (725 words)

Castle Combe date change for British Superbike || Motorcycle Racing Online - Unofficial Motorcycle Racing Online News ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) With date changes now having taken place across the whole of the MotoGP and Superbike calendars, Castle Combe circuit have decided to bring forward their second annual Superbike Grand National race to the weekend of 30th-31st July 2005, from the originally scheduled 1st-2nd October 2005. Marketing Director Mr Rodney Gooch stated it was not fair or feasible to expect teams to participate at a non-championship event prior to the final round of the BSB championship, and decent weather may greet us being in the middle of the year. The Chairman of Castle Combe, Mr Howard Strawford, commented that the circuit management are in the process of talking to all the BSB teams to encourage a strong entry list for the event. www.sportnetwork.net /main/s180/st64928.htm   (716 words)

Product Reviews Based at an old airfield, Castle Combe is best suited to fast cars and confident drivers. Combe offers a great oportunity for testing and car setup, not too much in the way of a challenge, but plenty of overtaking room in a race. The only challenge at Combe is through Avon Rise into Quarry - a braking nightmare... www.pistonheads.com /reviews/reviews.asp?c=4&id=20   (777 words)

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