Combe
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A combe or (variant spellings) coombe, coomb or cwm (from Welsh) is the uppermost part of a valley.
Another definition: a short valley or hollow on a hill or coastline. Combes are generally dry valleys in a limestone or chalk escarpment. The term is commonly used in southwest England and in Wales.
See also: comb, dell, side valley, scarp.
The word is also a toponym, and may refer to:
- Bree (Middle-earth), a fictional place in The Lord of the Rings
- Combe, Berkshire, a place in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Combe, Buckfastleigh, Devon, a place near Buckfastleigh, England
- Combe, Yealmpton, Devon, a place near Yealmpton, England
- Combe, Herefordshire, a place in Herefordshire, England
- Combe, Oxfordshire, England
- Combe, Somerset, England
- Combe (ethnic group), an ethnic group from Equatorial Guinea
- Combe (business), the company that gave the world Odor Eaters, Clearasil, Lanacane
- Other places
- Combe Almer, Dorset, England
- Combe Common, Surrey, England
- Combe Down, Somerset, England
- Combe Fishacre, Devon, England
- Combe Florey, Somerset, England
- Combe Hay, Somerset, England
- Combe Martin, Devon, England
- Combe Moor, Herefordshire, England
- Combe Pafford, Devon, England
- Combe Raleigh, Devon, England
- Combe St. Nicholas, Somerset, England
- Combe Throop, Somerset, England
See also: Coombe (disambiguation) Template:Disambig