What is "ashcombe"

Ashcombe is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England, about six miles north of Teignmouth. The parish had a population of 77 according to the 2001 census. The village lies on the south-eastern side of the Haldon hills in the valley of the stream known as Dawlish Water.

The church, dedicated to Saint Nectan, has 13th-century lancet windows and a 14th-century chancel arch. The oak seats were carved in the 16th century.

The village was recorded in Domesday Book.