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Saddlescombe

hamlet · West Sussex

Old EnglishAI-generated

Saddlescombe is likely named after a valley shaped like a saddle. It combines the Old English 'sadol' (saddle) with 'cumb' meaning valley.

Word origins

Saddle
Old Englishsaddle(from sadol "saddle")
combe
Old Englishvalley(from cumb "valley")

Historical forms

Sedescombe 1086