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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)
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