Coombe Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Farnborough
Historical Forms
- Combe Farm 1761 Rocque 1830 OS
- Combe Farm 1830 OS
Etymology
Coombe Fm (Little Coombe Fm on 1″), Combe Farm 1761 Rocque, 1830 OS. Rog. de la Cumbe is mentioned 1245–6FF in connection with land in Farnborough. Cf. Coombe Fm in Brightwalton (Pt 1238), named from the same valley. Both are Combe Farm 1830 OS.Abingdon ii, 134–5, recounts a dispute t. Hy I between the Abbey and the king's chamberlain about services due to the Abbot for Leckhampstead and some land in Farnborough. The land in Farnborough is described as one hide and a piece of land called Kingescumbe , Kingescumba . It seems likely that this last is Coombe Fm in Farnborough, perhaps called Kinges - because held for a time by a royal official.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Bradnam's Corner
- California Barn
- Coombe Down, Coombe Plantation
- Copperage Rd
- Doctor's Copse
- Farnborough Copse
- Farnborough Down, Farnborough Furze Down
- Fox Covert
- Furze Lane and Furze Plot
- Greyfield Row
- High Robins
- Knapp's Copse
- Land's End
- Liddiard's Green
- Lower Barn
- Lower Fm
- Moonlight Barn
- Nine Acre Wd
- Old Border
- Old Street
- Poor's Wd, Poor's Furze Ground
- Tinker's Corner
- Tyler's Pond
- Upper Fm
- Upper Grove
- Whiteshute Row