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COMBE, or Coombe, an Anglo-Saxon word signifying "an upland hollow, " or "a low place enclosed with hills, " and used by itself and as a prefix in topographical nomenclature. It is similar to the Welsh Cwm.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "an Anglo-Saxon word signifying "an upland hollow, "" (ADL Feature Type: "valleys") |
Place names: | COMBE | COMBE OR COOMBE | COOMBE |