Castle Combe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Castle Combe
Historical Forms
- Come 1086 DB
- Cumbe 1186 RBE 1242 Fees 1249 Ass 1270 Ipm
- Castelc(o)umbe 1270 Pat 1383 Ch 1322 Ipm 1330
- Chastelcombe 1305 Ass 1422 Add
Etymology
'Valley,' v. cumb . Castle from the Norman castle here.