English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Coombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kingston-on-Thames

Historical Forms

  • Cumbe 1086 DB
  • Cumbes 1242 Fees
  • Cumbe Nevill 1260 FF
  • Coumbnevill 1318 Ipm
  • Nevill 1215 ClR
  • Cumhulle 1279 Ass

Etymology

Coombe is Cumbe 1086 DBet passim with variant spellings Cumba , Combe , Cumbes 1242 Fees, Cumbe Nevill 1260 FF, Coumbnevill 1318 Ipm, v. cumb . The manor was granted to Hugh de Nevill in 1215 (ClR).

Coombe Hill is Cumhulle 1279Ass .