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During the early part of the 20th century, Sheepscombe was still a rural, agricultural village, but today it has become, like many
Cotswold villages, an expensive and select place to live. Most of its inhabitants are of the professional middle classes, who pay considerably for the privilege of living
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The village church, St John the
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The first record of the village dates from around 1260, with the original name of
Sebbescumbe – the name possibly comes from the names of early local settlers named Ebba or Sebba. 'Combe' means valley. Variations of the name over the centuries have included
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The school was opened in 1822, a modernised building opening on the same site in 1882. Many of the houses in the village, at the northern end, date from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The village pub is the
Butcher's Arms.
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