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St Columba's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Warcop

Historical Forms

  • ecclesia Sancte Columbe 1380 TestKarl
  • Sayncte Combe 1527 Wyb

Etymology

, ecclesia Sancte Columbe 1380 TestKarl143, Sayncte Combe 1527Wyb , ' the church is dedicated to St . Columbe , by contraction , St . Combe ' ( 1777 NB 600 ) , cf. St Columb's Chapel(i, 28supra ) .