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Survey of English Place-Names

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Challon's Combe

Other OS name in the Parish of Bigbury

Etymology

is probably to be associated with the family of John Chalons of Ermington ( 1571SR ) and Nicholas Challons of Modbury ( 1603Wills ) . v. cumb .