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Dunscombe Bottom

valley · Wiltshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name originates from Old English 'dūn' meaning hill, and 'cumb' meaning valley. 'Bottom' is a later addition, also meaning valley or low-lying ground.

Word origins

Duns
Old Englishhill(from dūn "hill")
combe
Old Englishvalley(from cumb "valley")
Bottom
Old Englishvalley(from botm "bottom, valley")