Compton Chine
valley · Isle of Wight
Old EnglishAI-generated
Compton Chine is a valley. 'Cumb' is Old English for valley, and 'tun' means settlement. 'Chin' refers to a steep narrow valley or ravine.
Word origins
- Compton
- Old Englishvalley settlement(from cumb "valley", tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Chine
- Old Englishsteep narrow valley, ravine(from cinu "chasm, ravine")
Historical forms
Cumb · combe