Yarnscombe is a small village at the centre of the Yarnscombe parish in the Torridge

Torridge

Torridge is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Bideford. Other towns and villages in the district include Holsworthy, Great Torrington, Hartland and Westward Ho!. The Island of Lundy is administratively part of the District...

 area of Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

, England. Yarnscome is approximately 5 miles (8 km) from Great Torrington

Great Torrington

Great Torrington is a small market town in the north of Devon, England. Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to the River Torridge below...

 and 8 miles (13 km) from Barnstaple

Barnstaple

Barnstaple is a town and civil parish in the local government district of North Devon in the county of Devon, England, UK. It lies west southwest of Bristol, north of Plymouth and northwest of the county town of Exeter. The old spelling Barnstable is now obsolete.It is the main town of the...

. In the year 2001 census the population was recorded at 300. Yarnscombe has a church by the name of St Andrews, and a Village Hall which is available to hire for parties, wedding receptions etc. The Hall is also home to a variety of activities such as a Youth Club, Bingo, Badminton, Skittles Teams and Short Mat Bowling
All of which are open to new members/participators

External links

• Yarnscombe Website, The official website of the village
• Yarnscombe Online, site created by some of the youth of the village
• Devon Libraries Local Studies Service
• GENUKI Yarnscombe