Cutcombe

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title: "Cutcombe" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["exmoor", "villages-in-west-somerset", "civil-parishes-in-somerset"] description: "Village and civil parish in Somerset, England" topic_path: "general/exmoor" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutcombe" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village and civil parish in Somerset, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
static_image_name	Cutcombe church.jpg
static_image_alt	Stone building with square tower. In the foreground are gravestones.
static_image_caption	Church of St John, Cutcombe
country	England
coordinates
official_name	Cutcombe
population	361
population_ref	(2011)
unitary_england	Somerset Council
lieutenancy_england	Somerset
region	South West England
constituency_westminster	Tiverton and Minehead
post_town	MINEHEAD
postcode_district	TA24
postcode_area	TA
dial_code	01643
os_grid_reference	SS929391
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|static_image_name=Cutcombe church.jpg |static_image_alt=Stone building with square tower. In the foreground are gravestones. |static_image_caption=Church of St John, Cutcombe |country = England |coordinates = |official_name= Cutcombe | population = 361 | population_ref = (2011) |unitary_england= Somerset Council |lieutenancy_england = Somerset |region= South West England |constituency_westminster= Tiverton and Minehead |post_town= MINEHEAD |postcode_district = TA24 |postcode_area= TA |dial_code= 01643 |os_grid_reference= SS929391 Cutcombe is a village and civil parish 9 mi south of Minehead and north of Dulverton straddling the ridge between Exmoor and the Brendon Hills in Somerset. It has a population of 361.

The parish includes the hamlet of Wheddon Cross which is one of the higher hamlets within the Exmoor National Park at 980 ft above sea level, the highest being Simonsbath.

History

Cutcombe comes from Old English meaning Cuda's valley and was granted after the Norman Conquest to William de Mohun of Dunster.

Cutcombe was part of the hundred of Carhampton.

Cutcombe Market has been a long established livestock market. A partnership involving Somerset County Council, Exmoor National Park Authority, the South West of England Regional Development Agency and West Somerset Council put together plans to revitalise the market and add housing, industrial units and an Exmoor National Park Interpretation Centre on the site. Somerset Rural Renaissance Partnership have invested over £300,000 towards the project which was expected to complete in 2011.

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 with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the parish comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Somerset West and Taunton (formed on 1 April 2019) and, before this, the district of West Somerset (established under the Local Government Act 1972). It was part of Williton Rural District before 1974.

Cutcombe is also part of the Tiverton and Minehead county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Religious sites

The parish church of St John has a 13th-century tower and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

References

References

1. "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles". Somerset Intelligence.
2. Bush, Robin. (1994). "Somerset: The complete guide". Dovecote Press.
3. "Carhampton Hundred". Domesday Map.
4. "Cutcombe Market". Somerset Rural Renaissance.
5. "Williton RD". University of Portsmouth.
6. {{NHLE

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