Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cumb(e) 1228 FF 1244 Ass 1249 FF 1288 Ass

• La Cumbe e14 Wim

• Combe 1268 Ass 1539 Ct

• Coumbe 1280 Ass

• Coumbe by Stormynstre Marchall 1362 Cl

• Combe Almere 1327 SR 1332 SR

• Combe Almere Maresshall 1426 Cl

• Combe otherwise Coombesett 1558–1579 ChancP

• Combe Bessett, Combe Sturmister als. Sturmister Marshall 1588 AddCh

• Combe Almer als. Combe Marshal 1604 Hutch3

Etymology

Combe Almer (SY 948975), Cumb (e )1228 FF, 1244Ass , 1249 FFet freq to 1288Ass , La Cumbe e14Wim , Combe 1268Ass et freq to 1539Ct , Coumbe 1280Ass , Coumbe by Stormynstre Marchall 1362 Cl, Combe Almere 1327SR , 1332 SR, Combe Almere Maresshall 1426 Cl, Combe otherwise Coombesett 1558–1579 ChancP, Combe Bessett , Combe Sturmister als. Sturmister Marshall 1588AddCh , Combe Almer als. Combe Marshal 1604 Hutch3, from cumb 'a valley'; for the affixes -Almer and -(Sturmister ) Marshal (l ), v. East Almer and par. name supra ; Bes (s )ett (probably for -Bas (s )ett ) is manorial, cf. Rog ' Basset …domus aule 1329Wim .