Nether Coombe, Nethercombe (Kelly)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sherborne
Historical Forms
- (vill' de) Nethercumb' 1288 Ass
- Nethercomb(e) 1332 SR
- dec' de Nethercomb(e) 1406 Digby 1427 Salis
- Nethercoombe 1795 Boswell
- Nether Combe 1802 Map
- Nuthercombe 1327 SR
- Nythercumbe 1349 Sher
- Nythercombe 1516 Digby 1525 Salis 1538 Digby
- Nithercombe 1460 ib
Etymology
Nether Coombe (6″), Nethercombe (Kelly) (ST 634171), (vill ' de ) Nethercumb '1288Ass , Nethercomb (e )1332 SR, dec ' de Nethercomb (e )1406Digby , 1427Salis et passim , Nethercoombe 1795 Boswell, Nether Combe 1802 Map, Nuthercombe 1327SR , Nythercumbe 1349Sher , Nythercombe 1516Digby , 1525Salis , 1538Digby , Nithercombe 1460ib , 'lower part of the valley', from neoðerra , niðerra and cumb , thus distinguished from Overcoombe in Castleton par. supra which like Nether Coombe was a tithing in Sherborne hundred, cf. Nether and Hither Combe 1870 Hutch3 4297.