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Batcombe

hamlet · Dorset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Batcombe means 'the valley with the badger sett'. It is composed of the Old English word 'brocc' (badger) and 'cumb' (valley).

Word origins

brocc
Old Englishbadger(from brocc "badger")
cumb
Old Englishvalley(from cumb "valley")

Historical forms

Batecumbe