English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Coombe's Farm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hughenden

Historical Forms

  • ate Coumbe 1340 NI
  • atte Coumbe 1346 FF

Etymology

v. cumb . As there is a 'valley' here it is probable that the proper name of this farm should be simply Coombe Farm and that the s is only another example of pseudo-genitival s .