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Quantock Combe

valley · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a combe or valley in the Quantock Hills. 'Quantock' is the name of the hills, and 'combe' is an Old English word for a valley, particularly a steep-sided one.

Word origins

Quantock
Old EnglishName of the hills(from cwenta "woman", āc "oak")
Combe
Old Englishvalley(from cumb "valley")