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Colworth, tithing, Oving par., W. Sussex, 2 miles
E. of Chichester.

Colworth Farm, par., in co. and 8 miles NE. of
Bedford (ac. included in Sharnbrook par.), pop. 4.

Colwyn.—hundred, S. Radnorshire, 31,335 ac., pop.
2145; contains 10 pars.—2. Colwyn, eccl. dist. and
vil. with ry. sta., Llandrilloynrhos par., Denbighshire
and Carnarvonshire, and Llysfaen par., Carnarvonshire,
pop. 1102. The vil. is 5 m. W. of Abergele; P.O., T.o.

Colwyn Bay, watering-place with ry. sta., Denbigh-
shire, 6 miles W. of Abergele and 219 NW. of London;
P.O.,T.O., 1 Bank; is situated in one of the most beau-
tiful spots in North AVales.

Coly, river, E. Devon; rises near border of co. and
flows 10 miles S. to the Axe 2 miles below Colyton.

Colyford, vil. with ry. sta., in par. and 1 mile S.
of Colyton, E. Devon ; P.O.

Colyton.—hundred, E. Devon, 28,487 ac., pop. 7647;
contains 11 pars.—2. Colyton, market town and par.
with ry. sta., E. Devon, on river Coly, 44 miles SAV. of
Axminster and 150 miles SAV. of London, 7196 ac., pop.
2330; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day,
Thursday;
has mfrs. of “ Honiton” lace.

Colzcan or Culzenn Castle, principal seat of the
Marquis of Ailsa, 4 miles W. of Maybole, Ayrshire ; it
is a range of lofty castellated masses, covering 4 ac.,
and stands on a basaltic cliff overhanging the sea.
Underneath the castle are the Coves of Colzean.

Colziiini, glen, seat, and ruined castle, in par. and 1
mile NE. of Kilsyth, S. Stirlingshire.

Comaderry, mountain, mid. co. Wicklow, 2268 ft.
Comb—. See
Combe—. Coomb—. and Coombe—.
Comb Bank, seat, 3 m. NW. of Sevenoaks, AV. Kent.
Comb Hill, hamlet, Nether AVilton par., N. North-
umberland, 5 miles S. of Rothbury. See
Healy and
Comb Hill.

Comb Fafford, hamlet, St Mary par., E. Devon.
Comb St Nicholas, 2 miles NAV. of Chard, W.
Somerset;
p.o. See Combe St Nicholas.

Combe.1—hamlet, Chipping Campden par., E. Glou-
cestershire.—2. Combe, hamlet, Wotton under Edge
par., W. Gloucestershire, 1 mile NE. of Wotton.—3.
Combe, or Coombe, par., N. Hants, on border of
co., 6 miles SE. of Hungerford, 2212 ac., pop. 134;
P.O.—4. Combe, township, Presteigne par., NW.
Herefordshire, 44 miles NE. of Kington, 599 ac., pop.
78. — 5. Combe, hamlet, AVoodnesborough par., E.
Kent, near Sandwich.—6. Combe, par., mid. Oxford-
shire, 24 miles SAV. of AVoodstock, 1417 ac., pop. 541;
P.O., called Coombe.—7. Combe, tithing, Enfordpar.,

S. AVilts, on river Avon, 6 miles N. of Amesbury.—8.
Combe (Somerset). See
Abbas and Temple Combe,
also Monckton-Combe.

Combe, English, par., Somerset. See Englishcombe.
Combe Abbey, seat of the Earl of Craven, 4 miles
E. of Coventry, N. Warwickshire.

Combe Bissett, 3 miles SAV. of Salisbury, S. AVilts ;
p.o. See
Coombe-Bissett.

Combe Cellars, hamlet, Combinteignhead par., E.
Devon, 5 miles N. of Torquay.

Combe Down, 2 miles S. of Bath, E. Somerset; P.O.
See
Combedown.

Combe Fields, or Combe Abbey, par., N. AVarwick-
shire, 5 miles E. of Coventry, 4210 ac., pop. 174.

Combe-Florey, par., W. Somerset, 5 miles NE. of
Wiveliscombe, 1369 ac., pop. 317; Sydney Smith was
rector, 1828-1845.

Combe Honse.—2| m. SE. of Chudleigh, E. Devon.
—2. Combe House, 3 m. NE. of Haslemere, W. Surrey.
—3. Combe House, 2 m. E. of Kingston, mid. Surrey.

Combe-in-Teignhead, 5 miles N. of Torquay, k.
Devon; p.o. See Combinteignhead.

Combe Lodge, seat, Chart Magna, Ashford, E. Kent.
Combe Martin, 5 miles E. of Ilfracombe, N. Devon;
p.o. See
Combmartin.

Combe Park, hamlet, 2 miles NE. of Kingston-
upon-Thames, mid. Surrey.

Combe-Bawleigh, par., Devon. See Combrawleigh.
Combe Bow, ry. sta., 6 miles SAV. of AVatchet,
Somerset.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com

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Combe, or Coombe, is a Saxon word signifying “ an upland
hollow,” and is equivalent to the Welsh
Cwm.


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