[html - Place Names]
Elements which appear in all placenames include: combe (various spellings) = wooded valley (from the Old English); down = dun (OE) = hill; ham = ham(m) (OE) = meadow, enclosure, close; stoke = stoc (OE) = place (possibly connected with a monastery); ton =
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Technical Information (Metadata)
| Title | Value |
|---|---|
| Item | |
| Identifier | ref 1464 |
| Coverage | Devon. Torquay |
| Creator | Pike, John |
| Format | html file |
| Publisher | Torbay Library Services |
| Rights | John Pike |
| Source | Torbay Library Services |
| Subject | Maritime. Torquay. Names |
| Type | Text |
| Keywords | anstey's cove babbacombe cary park chelston daddyhole kents cavern maidencombe petitor |