Combe Florey - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

Sydney Smith was rector of the parish of Combe Florey from 1829 until his death in 1845.

Combe Florey House was the home of the novelist Evelyn Waugh, and later of his son, Auberon. Auberon Waugh is buried in St Peter and Paul's churchyard. Evelyn Waugh is buried in a private plot of land next to the churchyard. The writers Daisy Waugh and Alexander Waugh both grew up at Combe Florey House, but their mother, Auberon Waugh's widow, sold the house in 2008.

  • West Somerset Railway

  • Cemetery

  • Auberon Waugh's grave

  • Church of St Peter and St Paul

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