Hollocombe Town
hamlet · Devon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hamlet's name combines 'Hollocombe', meaning a valley with holly, with 'town', referring to a settlement.
Word origins
- Hollocombe
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley with holly(from holyn "holly", cumb "valley")
- town
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")