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, Coombe Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wotton under Edge

Historical Forms

  • Cumb(a) 12 Glouc 1262 Berk
  • la Cumbe 1248 Ass
  • Cumbes 1274 Cl
  • Coumbe 1287 QW
  • Combe 1304 MinAcct 1327 SR 1606 FF
  • Combe iuxta Wotton 1540 MinAcct
  • Wotton(s) Combe 1541,1599 FF
  • Combe als. Wotton Combe 1561 FF
  • the Com(b)e hills Eliz Surv

Etymology

Coombe, Coombe Hill, Cumb (a )12 Glouc, 1262 Berk (p), la Cumbe 1248Ass , Cumbes 1274 Cl, Coumbe 1287 QW, Combe 1304MinAcct , 1327SR (p)et passim to 1606 FF, Combe iuxta Wotton 1540MinAcct , Wotton (s ) Combe 1541, 1599FF , Combe als. Wotton Combe 1561FF , the Com (b )e hills ElizSurv . v. cumb 'valley', hyll .