Combe




For other uses, see Combe (disambiguation).





A combe (/kuːm/; 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;[1][2] in any case, it is often understood[by whom?] simply to mean a small valley through which a watercourse does not run.[3][4] The word "combe" derives from Old English cumb, of the same meaning, and is unrelated to the English word "comb".[5] It derives ultimately from the same Brythonic source as the Welsh cwm, which has the same meaning.[citation needed] Today, the word is used mostly in reference to the combes of southern[6]
and southwestern England, of Wales, and of County Kerry in Ireland.[citation needed]



Examples


The following is a list places in the British Isles named for having combes:





  • Addiscombe, in south London


  • Addiscombe, in the London Borough of Croydon

  • Alcombe, in Minehead, Somerset, England


  • Allercombe, Devon, England


  • Ansty Coombe, Wiltshire, England


  • Appuldurcombe, on the Isle of Wight


  • Ashcombe, Devon, England


  • Ashcombe, Somerset, England


  • Ashcombe, Wiltshire, England


  • Awliscombe, Devon, England


  • Babbacombe, Devon, England


  • Balcombe, West Sussex, England


  • Barcombe, East Sussex, England


  • Barcombe Cross, East Sussex, England


  • Batcombe, Dorset, England (named for Batcombe Down)


  • Batcombe, Somerset, England


  • Battlescombe, Gloucestershire, England


  • Batts Combe, Somerset, England


  • Beercrocombe, Somerset, England


  • Bencombe, Gloucestershire, England


  • Bettiscombe, Dorset, England


  • Bincombe, Dorcombe, England


  • Black Combe, Cumbria, England


  • Bocombe, Devon, England


  • Bodmiscombe, Devon, England


  • Boscombe, Dorset, England


  • Bowcombe, Isle of Wight


  • Bramblecombe, Dorset, England


  • Branscombe, Devon, England


  • Brenscombe Heath, Dorset, England


  • Brimscombe, Gloucestershire, England


  • Brockley Combe, North Somerset, England


  • Burcombe, Wiltshire, England


  • Burcombe Down, Wiltshire, England


  • Burlescombe, Devon, England


  • Burrington Combe, North Somerset, England


  • Butcombe, Somerset, England


  • Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England


  • Chacombe, Northamptonshire, England


  • Chaffcombe, Somerset, England


  • Chalcombe, Northamptonshire, England


  • Challacombe, Somerset, England


  • Chambercombe, Devon, England


  • Charlcombe, Somerset, England


  • Chilcombe, Dorset, England


  • Combe, Berkshire, England


  • Combe, Devon, England


  • Combe, Devon, England


  • Combe, Herefordshire, England


  • Combe, Oxfordshire, England


  • Combe Almer, Dorset, England


  • Combe Bottom, Surrey, England


  • Combe Common, Surrey, England

  • Combe Door Top, Glaramara, Cumbria, England


  • Combe Down, Somerset, England


  • Combe Fishacre, Devon, England


  • Combe Florey, Somerset, England

  • Combe Gill, Glaramara, Cumbria, England


  • Combe Haven, East Sussex, England


  • Combe Hay, Somerset, England

  • Combe Head, Glaramara, Cumbria, England


  • Combe Martin, North Devon, England


  • Combe Moor, Herefordshire, England


  • Combe Pafford, Devon, England


  • Combe Raleigh, Devon, England


  • Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England


  • Combe Sydenham, Somerset, England


  • Combebow, Devon, England


  • Combeinteignhead, Devon, England


  • Combpyne, Devon, England


  • Combwich, Somerset, England


  • Compton, Berkshire, England


  • Compton, Devon, England


  • Compton, Hampshire


  • Compton, Isle of Wight


  • Compton, Surrey, England


  • Compton, Surrey, England


  • Compton, West Midlands, England


  • Compton, West Sussex, England


  • Compton Abbas, Dorset


  • Compton Abdale, Gloucestershire


  • Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, England


  • Compton Beauchamp, Oxfordshire, England


  • Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

  • Compton Dando

  • Compton Dundon

  • Compton Greenfield

  • Compton Martin

  • Compton Pauncefoot

  • Compton Valence

  • Coombe Abbey

  • Coombe Bissett

  • Coombe Cellars

  • Coombe Country Park

  • Coombe Dingle, Bristol

  • Coombe Fields

  • Coombe Hill

  • Coombe Hill, a flank of Haddington Hill

  • Coombe Hill, Buckinghamshire

  • Coombe Hill, East Sussex

  • Coombe Hill, Gloucestershire

  • Coombe Keynes

  • Coombe Wood

  • Coombe, Buckinghamshire

  • Coombe, Bude

  • Coombe, Camborne

  • Coombe, Cornwall

  • Coombe, Croydon

  • Coombe, Devon

  • Coombe, Enford, Wiltshire

  • Coombe, Gloucestershire

  • Coombe, Hampshire

  • Coombe, Kent

  • Coombe, Kingston upon Thames

  • Coombe, Liskeard

  • Coombe, London

  • Coombe, Redruth

  • Coombe, Sidmouth, Devon

  • Coombe, Somerset

  • Coombe, St Austell

  • Coombe, Taunton, Somerset

  • Coombe, Teignmouth, Devon

  • Coombe, Tiverton, Devon

  • Coombe, Truro

  • Coombe, Wiltshire

  • Coombes

  • Coombes Valley RSPB reserve

  • Corscombe

  • Croscombe

  • Crowcombe

  • Cutcombe


  • Danescombe, Cornwall, England

  • Drascombe

  • Drizzlecombe

  • Duncombe Park

  • Eastcombe, Gloucestershire

  • Eastcombe, Mendip, Somerset

  • Eastcombe, Taunton Deane, Somerset

  • Ellacombe

  • Ellacombe, Devon

  • Englishcombe

  • Faccombe

  • Farncombe

  • Flexcombe

  • Fordcombe

  • Gatcombe

  • Gatcombe Park

  • Goblin Combe

  • Halecombe

  • Harptree Combe

  • Hascombe

  • Hascombe Hill

  • Hautecombe Abbey

  • Hawkcombe Woods

  • Hestercombe House

  • High Wycombe


Higher Melcombe



  • Holcombe Rogus

  • Holcombe Ward

  • Holcombe, Devon

  • Holcombe, East Devon

  • Holcombe, Greater Manchester

  • Holcombe, Somerset

  • Holcombe, Teignbridge

  • Hollycombe

  • Huntercombe

  • Huntercombe, Slough

  • Ilfracombe

  • Letcombe

  • Luccombe, Isle of Wight

  • Luccombe, Somerset

  • Luscombe Castle

  • Maplescombe

  • Melcombe Regis

  • Milcombe

  • Milton Combe

  • Monkton Combe

  • Motcombe

  • Moulsecoomb

  • Mount Edgcumbe Country Park

  • Nether Compton

  • Nettlecombe

  • Nettlecombe Court

  • Nettlecombe, Isle of Wight

  • Nettlecombe, Somerset

  • Occombe Valley Woods

  • Odcombe

  • Oddicombe Beach

  • Orcombe Point

  • Overcombe

  • Over Compton

  • Parracombe

  • Pencombe

  • Peppercombe Castle

  • Picklecombe Fort

  • Pincombe Down

  • Pitcombe

  • Pitcombe Down

  • Postcombe

  • Prescombe Down

  • Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood

  • Pyecombe

  • Ranscombe Farm, Medway

  • Riddlecombe

  • River Swincombe

  • Ruscombe

  • Saddlescombe

  • Salcombe

  • Salcombe Castle

  • Salcombe Regis

  • Seacombe

  • Sedlescombe

  • Shalcombe

  • Sheepscombe

  • Shoscombe

  • Slewton Combe

  • Smallcombe

  • Snorscombe

  • Stinchcombe

  • Swanscombe

  • Swyncombe

  • Telscombe

  • Templecombe

  • The Coombe, Dublin

  • The Coombes, Hinton Parva

  • Thorncombe

  • Timberscombe


  • Totcombe, Dorset, England

  • Uggescombe (hundred)

  • Ulcombe

  • Upton Coombe

  • Warcombe Farm

  • Welcombe

  • West Wycombe

  • Westcombe

  • Westcombe Park

  • Westcombe Park railway station

  • West Compton

  • Whitcombe, Dorset, England

  • Widcombe Crescent, Bath

  • Widcombe, Bath

  • Widdecombe

  • Widecombe-in-the-Moor

  • Winchcombe

  • Winscombe

  • Wiscombe Park Hillclimb

  • Witcombe

  • Withycombe

  • Wiveliscombe

  • Woolacombe

  • Wycombe

  • Yarcombe

  • Yarnscombe




References





  1. ^ "Combe". Merriam–Webster's Dictionary. Merriam–Webster. 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Coomb". Webster's New World College Dictionary. Cleveland, Ohio: Wiley Publishing, Inc. 2010.


  3. ^ "Combe". Encarta World English Dictionary: North American Edition. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 2009.
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  4. ^ "Coomb". Collins Pocket English Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18.


  5. ^ "Comb". Century Dictionary.


  6. ^
    "Coombe". Compact Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2010. A short valley or hollow on a hillside or coastline, especially in southern England.








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