Coombe | |
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Location within
Kent | |
OS grid reference | TR298576 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Dover |
Postcode district | CT13 |
Dialling code | 01304 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Coombe is a settlement in the English county of Kent. It lies between Ash-next-Sandwich and Woodnesborough.
According to Edward Hasted in 1800, it was a hamlet in the western section of the parish of Woodnesborough. [1]
Coombe Lane passes through the small settlement between Ash towards New Street (heading to Woodnesborough). Coombe Lane Cottage is a Grade II Listed cottage on the lane. [2]
The village's name derives from Ancient Celtic cumbā " valley" which was taken into Old English. The name was recorded as æt cumban in 1005, the first word æt representing ' at'.
Media related to
Coombe, Kent at Wikimedia Commons
Coombe | |
---|---|
Location within
Kent | |
OS grid reference | TR298576 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Dover |
Postcode district | CT13 |
Dialling code | 01304 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Coombe is a settlement in the English county of Kent. It lies between Ash-next-Sandwich and Woodnesborough.
According to Edward Hasted in 1800, it was a hamlet in the western section of the parish of Woodnesborough. [1]
Coombe Lane passes through the small settlement between Ash towards New Street (heading to Woodnesborough). Coombe Lane Cottage is a Grade II Listed cottage on the lane. [2]
The village's name derives from Ancient Celtic cumbā " valley" which was taken into Old English. The name was recorded as æt cumban in 1005, the first word æt representing ' at'.
Media related to
Coombe, Kent at Wikimedia Commons