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Combehays Pit

Other OS name in the Parish of Chardstock

Etymology

, cf. Hr Combhays ,Lr Combhays , Upr Combhays 1839TA , possibly to be associated with Cumb 1218FF , Ralph de la Cumbe de Cordestok (sic)1288Ass , v. cumb , (ge)hæg , and the f.n. Coombe infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement