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(Upr) Clatcombe Fm, Clatcombe Ho, Clatcombe Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Castleton

Historical Forms

  • Klatcombe 1569–74 Map
  • Clotcomb(e) Farme 1614 Digby 1617 Pitt 1677 Digby
  • the furzes in Clotcombe 1614 ib
  • Clatcoomb 1733 DROMap
  • Chatcomb (sic) Barn 1811 OS
  • Gt Clatcombe, Clatcombe Lane 1843 TA

Etymology

, Klatcombe 1569–74Map ,Clotcomb (e ) Farme 1614Digby , 1617Pitt , 1677Digby , the furzes in Clotcombe 1614ib , Clatcoomb 1733DROMap ,Chatcomb (sic)Barn 1811 OS, Gt Clatcombe , Clatcombe Lane 1843TA , ' valley where burdock grows ' , v. clāte , cumb , cf. Do dial . clote ' the yellow water lily ' ( Barnes ) .