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Comberton (other)
Comberton may refer to: * Comberton, Cambridgeshire, England * Comberton, Herefordshire, England, a hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ... in Orleton parish * Great Comberton, Worcestershire, England * Little Comberton, Worcestershire, England {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comberton
Comberton is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, just east of the Prime Meridian. History Archaeological finds, including a Neolithic polished stone axe (found to the south of the current village) and a Bronze Age barrow (to the north), suggest there has been a settlement here for thousands of years. A Roman villa was discovered in 1842. The village was mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Cumbertone'', and therefore dates to at least the 11th century. Some houses in the village date from the 14th century. The hamlet of Green End was named after the landowner Sir Henry Green (d.1370), Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1361–1365. The current Manor House at Green End dates back to the late 16th century. Geography Comberton is about south-west of the city of Cambridge, and just east of the Prime Meridian, lying at a height above mean sea level of around . The civil parish covers , and is part of the local government district of South Cambridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Comberton
Great Comberton is a village in Worcestershire, England. Location Great Comberton village is located 3 kilometres or two-and-a-half miles south of Pershore, and lies partly on the steep northern slope of Bredon Hill and partly at its foot, on the left bank of the Avon, which, with one of its tributaries, forms the greater part of the western boundary. The southernmost boundary is with the Worcestershire parish of Kemerton, meeting at the summit of the Bredon Hill escarpment. The Mary Brook, another tributary of the Avon, forms Great Comberton's Northern boundary, at the eastern end of which is Mary Brook Bridge. On its southern boundary the parish reaches a height of about 294 m AOD on the North facing slope of Bredon Hill. Part of the village lies within the Cotswold AONB due to Bredon Hill's landscape importance. History and amenities The history of the village goes back to Saxon times and the village is mentioned in Domesday Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spellin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |