Hascombe is a village and

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, England. It is around southeast of

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in the

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. The settlement contains a large cluster of cottages and country estates, St Peter's Church, the

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, a fountain, pond, a central public house and is surrounded by steep wooded hillsides.

Toponymy

The earliest records of the settlement are from 1241, in which it appears as ''Hasecumbe'' and under the modern spelling "Hascombe". Additional variants from the 13th century include ''Hescumbe'' (1243), ''Hascumbe'' (1255), ''Hassecumbe'' (1266) and ''Escumbe''. (). The second part of the name "combe", is generally agreed to derive from the

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(OE) ''cumb'', meaning a valley. The first element "Has" may come from ''hese'' or ''hæse'' (OE) meaning "brushwood", or from ''hægtesse'' (OE) meaning "witch".

Geography

Hascombe's has a natural fresh-water spring that attracts many visitors: the fountain itself was commissioned in 1887 by local landowner Edward Lee Rowcliffe as a memorial to his late brother. The fountain is Grade II listed. The damming of a stream in the 15th century created the Church Pond.

Hills

A promontory that adjoins Hascombe Hill from 1796 to 1816 Hascombe hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain which connected the Admiralty in

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to the dockyard at

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. Hascombe has the following summits in the

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History

Above the village is Hascombe Hill, the site of an

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multivallate

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. Pottery

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s recovered from the site suggest that it was occupied between 200 and 50 BCE. Hascombe is thought to have been part of the Manor of Bramley until the early 14th century. It was during a stay at Hoe Farm in 1915 that statesman and future

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learned to paint.

Demography

Hascombe is part of Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe ward, which has a much higher than average home ownership than the South East Region and nation.Key Statistics: Population; Quick Statistics: Economic indicators
. ( 2011 census and 2001 census) Retrieved 27 February 2015.

Landmarks

The

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, The White Horse, a 16th- or 17th-century Grade II

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with many later extensions, is constructed from the local Bargate stone, a local term for the hard masonry material which is a type of

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with traces of greensand. Hascombe Court is a large country estate with extensive gardens designed by Gertrude Jekyll. In the southern part of the main street is a high, square animal pound: according to English Heritage, this is a 15th century stone construction and is listed for its uniqueness in the county. St Peter's Church is a Victorian

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church built in 1864. It replaced an earlier 13th Century church that had become very dilapidated.

Notable residents

Current and former residents include the film star

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; Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky; former member of

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; boss of

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Formula One racing team, Ron Dennis; broadcaster Chris Evans; and actor

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. The wildlife artist Archibald Thorburn lived and died in the village. His grave lies in the parish churchyard.

References

External links

Hascombe village

Hascombe Parish Council
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