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Coombes Clough

Other OS name in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Cowmes Clough 1831 Bry
  • Combs Clough, Combs Clough Head 1842 OS

Etymology

, Cowmes Clough 1831 Bry, Combs Clough , Combs Clough Head 1842 OS , v. cumb ' a hollow, a valley ' , clōh , hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site