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Combe Bottom & Combe Wd, Combe New Plant.

Other OS name in the Parish of Corscombe

Historical Forms

  • la Cumba 1287 Forde 15
  • (Little) Comb 1684,1799 ERO
  • Coombe (Coppice) 1838 TA

Etymology

, la Cumba 1287 (15) Forde , (Little ) Comb 1684, 1799ERO , Coombe (Coppice )1838TA , cf. Alice in la Comb ' , Henry in la Comb ' , John in la Comb ' , Roger in la Comb '1332 SR , Henry in la Comb 1340 NI , Combs Down 1734WRO , v. cumb ' valley ' .