Welcome to the Coombe Bissett Parish Council website

This is the official council site with information about how the council represents the communities of Coombe Bissett and Homington, delivers services to meet local needs, and works to improve the quality of life and community wellbeing.

If there is anything that you feel the Council should be aware of or you need help or support with a community matter, please contact the Parish Council. 

Visit the Coombe Bissett and Homington website for village news and events here. 

About Coombe Bissett and Homington

Coombe Bissett is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire in the River Ebble valley, 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Salisbury on the A354 road that goes south towards Blandford Forum. The parish includes the village of Homington, to the east towards the village of Odstock. In 2011 the parish had a population of 675.

History

The have been human settlements in Coombe Bissett from as far back as the Neolithic Age and all the way through the Bronze Age, the Iron Age and the Roman period. 

Records from Saxon times indicate that the The has been human settlements in Coombe Bissett from as far back as the Neolithic Age and all the way through the Bronze Age, the Iron Age and the Roman period.

Records from Saxon times indicate that the Ebble valley was a thriving area.

Coombe Bissett and Homington were separate parishes, each with its own church, until they were united in a joint benefice in 1885. 

Homington was absorbed into Coombe Bissett civil parish in 1934.