Lyncombe Vale
suburban area · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines the Old English 'lin' (flax) and 'cumb' (valley), meaning a valley where flax was grown. 'Vale' reinforces the valley aspect.
Word origins
- Lyncombe
- Old EnglishAttestedFlax valley(from lin "Flax", cumb "Valley")
- Vale
- Old EnglishValley(from dæl "Valley")