Pascombe Pit
Early-attested site in the Parish of Totternhoe
Historical Forms
- Passecumbe 1264 Dunst 13th
Etymology
'Passa's cumb.' The combe is a hollow in the Dunstable Downs. The pers. name Passa is on independent record and is also found in Passenham (Nth). v. IPN 147 n. 4 for further notes on this pers. name.