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Colcombe Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwindsor

Historical Forms

  • Colcomb 1495 CarP
  • Colcom(b)e 1530 Pole
  • Collecomb' 1519 ib
  • Colcomb' is clyff 1494 ib
  • Colcomb' Gate 1497 CarP
  • Colcombyate 1516 Pole
  • Colcombe Wood 1529 CarP
  • Colcombe, Hr Colcombe & Lr Colcombe, Nappy Colcombe, Three Corner Colcombe 1839 TA

Etymology

, Colcomb 1495CarP, Colcom (b )e 1530Pole , Collecomb '1519ib , Colcomb ' is clyff 1494ib , Colcomb ' Gate 1497 CarP, Colcombyate 1516Pole , Colcombe Wood 1529CarP, Colcombe , Hr Colcombe & Lr Colcombe , Nappy Colcombe , Three Corner Colcombe 1839TA , probably ' cool valley ' , v. cōl 2 , cumb , with knappy , cf. Cole Combe in Winterborne Hou . par . 2 129 ; the valley , in which a small stream rises , faces E .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement