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Malacombe Bottom

valley · Wiltshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Malacombe Bottom is a valley named from Old English 'mal', meaning 'stain' or 'mark', and 'cumb', meaning 'valley'. This could refer to a valley with distinctive markings or a stained appearance.

Word origins

Mal
Old Englishstain, mark(from mal "stain, mark")
combe
Old Englishvalley(from cumb "valley")
Bottom
Old Englishvalley floor(from botm "bottom, valley floor")