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687:Coombe Hill, East Sussex
675:Coombe Hill, a flank of
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1013:Luccombe, Isle of Wight
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774:Coombe, Sidmouth, Devon
739:Coombe, Gloucestershire
709:Coombe, Buckinghamshire
698:Coombe Hill, Tewkesbury
692:Coombe Hill (Cotswolds)
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1086:Nettlecombe, Somerset
983:Holcombe, Teignbridge
66:and, in place names,
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1522:The Story of English
1307:Uggescombe (hundred)
1091:Occombe Valley Woods
968:Holcombe, East Devon
838:Danescombe, Cornwall
283:Bramblecombe, Dorset
19:For other uses, see
998:Huntercombe, Slough
1506:Century Dictionary
1281:The Coombe, Dublin
1131:Peppercombe Castle
1027:Maidencombe, Devon
1018:Luccombe, Somerset
978:Holcombe, Somerset
784:Coombe, St Austell
646:Compton Pauncefoot
636:Compton Greenfield
361:, Northamptonshire
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719:Coombe, Camborne
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841:Doccombe, Devon
769:Coombe, Redruth
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677:Haddington Hill
651:Compton Valence
608:Compton Bassett
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1196:Saddlescombe
1116:Over Compton
1046:Milton Combe
950:High Wycombe
915:Goblin Combe
880:Englishcombe
850:Drizzlecombe
749:Coombe, Kent
714:Coombe, Bude
488:Combe Martin
480:Combe Head,
461:Combe Gill,
456:Combe Florey
431:Combe Common
425:Combe Bottom
371:Chambercombe
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1071:Nettlecombe
1061:Moulsecoomb
1031:Maplescombe
993:Huntercombe
671:Coombe Hill
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562:, Hampshire
550:, Berkshire
469:Combe Haven
419:Combe Almer
391:, Berkshire
365:Challacombe
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323:Burlescombe
319:, Wiltshire
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266:Bodmiscombe
254:Black Combe
242:Bettiscombe
224:Batts Combe
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144:, Wiltshire
76:watercourse
1579:Categories
1415:References
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1393:Woolacombe
1383:Withycombe
1368:Winchcombe
1358:Widdecombe
1291:Thorncombe
1261:Swanscombe
1251:Snorscombe
1246:Smallcombe
1121:Parracombe
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988:Hollycombe
622:, Somerset
544:, Somerset
520:, Somerset
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494:Combe Moor
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458:, Somerset
446:, Somerset
444:Combe Down
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377:Charlcombe
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287:Branscombe
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117:Addiscombe
1373:Winscombe
1335:Westcombe
1271:Telscombe
1266:Swyncombe
1236:Shoscombe
1226:Shalcombe
1156:Postcombe
1111:Overcombe
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895:Flexcombe
890:Farncombe
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819:Corscombe
484:, Cumbria
482:Glaramara
475:Combe Hay
465:, Cumbria
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440:, Cumbria
438:Glaramara
383:Chilcombe
359:Chalcombe
256:, Cumbria
1554:"Coombe"
1504:"Comb".
1403:Yarcombe
1378:Witcombe
1325:Welcombe
1303:, Dorset
1301:Totcombe
1216:Seacombe
1201:Salcombe
1191:Ruscombe
1171:Pyecombe
1146:Pitcombe
1126:Pencombe
1056:Motcombe
1041:Milcombe
1008:Letcombe
930:Hascombe
905:Gatcombe
885:Faccombe
834:Cutcombe
598:, Dorset
580:, Surrey
574:, Surrey
542:Combwich
536:Combpyne
524:Combebow
433:, Surrey
427:, Surrey
421:, Dorset
385:, Dorset
347:Chacombe
335:Butcombe
311:Burcombe
295:, Dorset
278:Bowcombe
274:, Dorset
272:Boscombe
250:, Dorset
248:Bincombe
244:, Dorset
236:Bencombe
212:Batcombe
202:Batcombe
190:Barcombe
184:Balcombe
166:Ashcombe
160:Ashcombe
154:Ashcombe
130:Minehead
103:Examples
79:does not
1585:Valleys
1483:"Coomb"
1465:"Combe"
1447:"Coomb"
1429:"Combe"
1398:Wycombe
1312:Ulcombe
1096:Odcombe
814:Coombes
590:Compton
584:Compton
578:Compton
572:Compton
566:Compton
560:Compton
556:, Devon
554:Compton
548:Compton
538:, Devon
532:, Devon
526:, Devon
508:, Devon
502:, Devon
452:, Devon
403:, Devon
397:, Devon
373:, Devon
325:, Devon
289:, Devon
268:, Devon
262:, Devon
260:Bocombe
180:, Devon
174:, Devon
156:, Devon
138:, Devon
97:England
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72:valley
60:coombe
413:Combe
407:Combe
401:Combe
395:Combe
389:Combe
81:run.
64:coomb
36:combe
1540:2021
1527:ISBN
90:comb
86:cumb
68:comb
62:or
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