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coombe¹

noun coombes

  1. alternative Alternative form of combe

Coombe²

  • /cuːm/ UK

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From Old English cumb.

proper noun Coombes

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Ellesborough parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SP8406).
  3. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Camborne parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6242).
  4. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Gwennap parish, south-east of Redruth, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW7640).
  5. countable, uncountable A small village in Kea parish, near Truro, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW8340).
  6. countable, uncountable A settlement near Liskeard, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2363).
  7. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Morwenstow parish, north of Bude, Cornwall (OS grid ref SS2011).
  8. countable, uncountable A village in St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, west of St Austell, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9551).
  9. countable, uncountable A hamlet near Tipton St John, Ottery St Mary parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1091).
  10. countable, uncountable A settlement in Uplowman parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST0017).
  11. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Christow parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8383).
  12. countable, uncountable A suburb of Teignmouth, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9374).
  13. countable, uncountable A settlement in Wotton-under-Edge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7694).
  14. countable, uncountable A small area along Coombe Lane and Coombe Road in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3464).
  15. countable, uncountable A suburban area of New Malden, borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2070).
  16. countable, uncountable A hamlet in East Meon parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6620).
  17. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Woodnesborough parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2957).
  18. countable, uncountable A hamlet in West Crewkerne parish, South Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4009).
  19. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Creech St Michael parish and West Monkton parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, previously in Taunton Deane district (OS grid ref ST2729).
  20. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Enford parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1550).
  21. countable, uncountable Three hamlets, Higher Coombe, Middle Coombe and Lower Coombe, in Donhead St Mary parish, south-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8922).
  22. countable, uncountable A locality in the south-east of South Australia.

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@misc{coombe_2026,
  title = {coombe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coombe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}