In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Alcombe like this:

ALCOMBE, a hamlet in Dunster parish, Somerset; 1 mile NW of Dunster. Pop., 259.

Alcombe through time

Alcombe is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Alcombe itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Alcombe in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24095

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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