Castle Combe is a small village in
Wiltshire, with a population of about 350. Ranked No. 2 in The
Times's 30 best villages, it is renowned for its attractiveness and
tranquillity, and for its fine buildings including the medieval
church. The 14th century market cross, erected when the privilege to
hold a weekly market in Castle Combe was granted, is situated where
the three principal streets converge. Some small stone steps near the
cross were for horse riders to mount and dismount and close by are
the remains of the buttercross.
