Burlescombe

Burlescombe is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Holcombe Rogus, Culmstock, Uffculme, Halberton and Sampford Peverell. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 911. The village is about 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Wellington in Somerset. The ruins of the 12th century Canonsleigh Abbey are nearby. Burlescombe is part of the electoral ward of Canonsleigh. The population of this ward was 3,218 at the 2011 Census.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlescombe

Burlescombe Parish Council:

https://burlescombe.org/ 

Lockdown Necessities:

https://www.middevon.gov.uk/residents/national-lockdown-support-for-communities-and-businesses/community-support-across-mid-devon/directory-of-community-support-groups/ 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/216633315093818/

Weather:

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcj9s7564 (Uffculme)

OpenStreetMap:

https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Burlescombe#map=14/50.9448/-3.3216 

Devon County Council Map Viewer

Information on Devon's environment has been mapped on our Environment Viewer. These maps give access to spatial (geographic) data for Devon on a wide range of topics.

http://map.devon.gov.uk/dccviewer/?bm=Aerial2015Onwards&layers=Public%20Access;-1&activeTab=Public Access&extent=301924;112256;312057;118930

Genuki:

GENUKI provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a non-commercial service, maintained by a charitable trust and a group of volunteers.

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Burlescombe 

Tithe Map:

The tithe maps and apportionments are an important source of information about the history and topography of a parish. They provide details of land ownership and occupation, and the type of cultivation of the land, and are often the earliest complete maps of parishes. 

https://www.devon.gov.uk/historicenvironment/tithe-map/burlescombe/

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