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 Brittonic languages, Brythonic source as the Welsh language, Welsh ''Cwm (landform), 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 named for having combes:

References

{{reflist Valleys Slope landforms