1. Castle Combe Village
Student:
Ruseanu Georgiana-Daniela
8213
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
Faculty of Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural
Development
2. Castle Combe has been called 'The Prettiest Village in
England' and with good reason; visitors have been
coming to enjoy its charms for at least a century and
the small street leading from the Market Cross down
to the By Brook is as picturesque today as it ever was.
3. Castle Combe’s history
goes back much further
than this though. The site
of the castle is above
today’s village, but little
other than earthworks
now mark its one time
presence. Originally it was
a British hill fort which
became occupied by the
Romans, after the Romans,
came the Normans, who
built the fort up into a
Castle.
4. By the Middle Ages the village in the
valley had become an important centre
for the wool industry. The spinsters and
weavers lived in the cottages and the
river, still known as By Brook, provided
the power to run the mills.
5. The village houses are all of typical Cotswold type,
constructed in stone with thick walls and roofs made
from split natural stone tiles.
6. • Castle Combe is situated on the southern-most edge
of the Cotswolds and is approximately 12 miles from
the Georgian city of Bath. Nearby there are many
sites of historical interest.
• The stately homes and gardens of Bowood House,
Longleat and Stourhead are also well worth a visit.
