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

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wadhurst

Historical Forms

  • Cumbe c.1197 Pens
  • Combe in Wadhurst 1504–15 ECP4,111

Etymology

Combe is Cumbe c. 1197 Pens, Combe in Wadhurst 1504–15 ECP 4, 111. v. cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement