Combe

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 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 for 'valley'; pronounced [kʊm]), which has the same meaning.^[6] Today, the word is used mostly in reference to the combes of southern^[7] and southwestern England .

Examples

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

References

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