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.

Combe, Coombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradford Abbas

Historical Forms

  • Comb' 1332 SR
  • Hr Coomb(e), Lr Coomb(e), Coombditch Corner, Coomb Orchd 1838 TA

Etymology

Combe (6″), Coombe (1″) (ST 588151), Comb '1332 SR (p), Hr Coomb (e ), Lr Coomb (e ), Coombditch Corner , Coomb Orchd 1838TA , v. cumb 'valley', dīc .