Coombe Bissett
Major Settlement in the Parish of Coombe Bissett
Historical Forms
- Come 1086 DB
- Cumbe 1158 HMCVari
- Cumba Maness' Biset 1167 P
- Coumbe Byset super Ebelesburne 1288 FF
- Comb by Salisbury 1301 Ipm
- Combissett 1639 FF
Etymology
v. cumb , 'valley.' The form of 1167 records the tenure of the village by Manasser Biset, dapifer of Henry II.