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Combe Downs

hill or mountain · Devon · 267m

Old EnglishAI-generated

Combe Downs is a name for hills or elevated land, with 'Combe' meaning valley or hollow. 'Downs' refers to open, often elevated, land.

Word origins

Combe
Old Englishvalley, hollow(from cumb "valley")
Downs
Old Englishopen high ground(from dun "hill, high ground")