Survey of English Place-Names

Etymology

Dumble Hole Bridge (6″). Cf. the Dumble pitt waste 1655Aston , Dummell Hole c. 1840TA . dumble is a common dialect word found in Wa, Lei and Nt (v. EDD s. v .). The meaning is given as 'wooded valley,' 'ravine with watercourse,' 'belt of trees along the bed of a small stream.' The word is especially common in Nottinghamshire where it refers to a deep-cut watercourse and is common also in the field-names of Derbyshire.