Combe Florey House was the home of the novelist Evelyn Waugh, and later of his son Auberon Waugh. 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. Auberon Waugh's widow placed the house on the market in 2008.
The village public house is The Farmer's Arms.