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Smallacombe

valley · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name Smallacombe likely refers to a small valley. 'Small' is an adjective, and 'acombe' is a variant of 'combe', a term of Brittonic origin meaning valley or hollow.

Word origins

Small
Old Englishsmall(from smæl "small")
Acombe
Brittonicvalley, hollow(from cumb(a) "valley, hollow")