Harptree Combe (grid reference ST561558) is a 13.63-hectare (33.68-acre)[1] Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near East Harptree notified in 1954. "Combe" or "coombe" is a West Country word meaning a steep-sided valley. It is also the site of a 19th-century aqueduct and is overlooked by the site of a castle dating from around 1100.
In August 2009, 22.67 acres (9.17 ha) of the Combe were purchased by Alan Sheppard for £60,000. He became the third owner since 1805, the previous sale being in 1922.[2]
^"SSSI background data (Avon)". Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
^"Consultant buys up historic land". This is Somerset. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
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