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Higher Coombe

hamlet · Wiltshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Higher Coombe refers to a settlement in a higher valley or hollow. 'Coombe' is derived from the Old English 'cumb', meaning a valley or hollow, and 'Higher' indicates its position at a higher elevation.

Word origins

Higher
Old Englishhigher(from hēah "high")
Coombe
Old Englishvalley, hollow(from cumb "valley, hollow")