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ASHLEY-COMBE, a summer residence of the Earl of Lovelace, 2 miles W of Porlock, Somerset. It stands on the coast, on a high narrow terrace, looking out on Porlock bay and Wales. A glen adjacent to it leads up to a grand amphitheatre, streaked by five brooks on the side of a moorland height.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a summer residence" (ADL Feature Type: "recreational facilities") |
| Administrative units: | Somerset Ancient County |
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