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Combe (other)
A combe can refer either to a steep, narrow valley, or to a small valley or large hollow on the side of a hill. Combe may also refer to: English place names * Combe, Berkshire * Combe, Buckfastleigh, Devon * Combe, Yealmpton, Devon * Combe, Herefordshire * Combe, Oxfordshire * Combe, Somerset Places in England with combe as one word in part of their name Cumbria * Black Combe Devon * Combe Fishacre * Combe Martin * Combe Pafford * Combe Raleigh * Ilfracombe * Chambercombe * Woolacombe * Slewton Combe * In Torquay, Devon ** Ellacombe, Devon ** Babbacombe ** Maidencombe Dorset * Combe Almer Hereford * Combe Moor Oxford * Combe Longa, Oxfordshire Somerset * Combe Down * Combe Florey * Combe Hay * Combe St Nicholas * Combe Throop/Templecombe * Monkton Combe Surrey * Combe Common Wiltshire * Castle Combe Other uses * Combe (surname) * Combe (Middle-earth), a fictional village in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings * Combe (mythology), name of a character i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combe
A combe (; also spelled coombe or coomb and, in place names, comb) can refer either to a steep, narrow valley, or to a small valley or large hollow on the side of a hill; in any case, it is often understood simply to mean a small valley through which a watercourse ''does not'' run. The word "combe" derives from Old English ''cumb'', of the same meaning, and is unrelated to the English word "comb". It derives ultimately from the same Brythonic source as the Welsh '' cwm'', which has the same meaning. Today, the word is used mostly in reference to the combes of southern and southwestern England. Examples The following is a list places in the British Isles The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, ... named for having combes: References {{reflist Valleys Slope landforms [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |