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Combs Quarry

Other OS name in the Parish of Clapham

Historical Forms

  • Coumerigg 1676,1687 YASDd
  • Comehouse 1771 M
  • Coombe 1852 TA

Etymology

, Coumerigg 1676, 1687YAS Dd 104, Comehouse 1771 M, Coombe 1852TA , probably like Combs ii, 211supra , from ME colm ' soot, slack ' , dial . coom ' coal dust, peat dust ' , possibly also denoting ' a heap of ashes or waste from burning ' ( cf. also Combe 255infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement