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Balcombe

Balcombe proper noun: a village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3030).

Proper noun

Balcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Balcombes)

  1. A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3030).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Balcombe

pluralBalcombes

Origin of Balcombe

Recorded as Baldecombe (1279) and Balecumba (late 11th century). Probably from the Old English personal name *Bealda + cumb (“valley”).

Questions about Balcombe

What does Balcombe mean?
Balcombe means a village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3030).
What part of speech is Balcombe?
Balcombe is a proper noun.

Words near Balcombe in the dictionary

  1. Balchin
  2. balché
  3. Balclutha
  4. Balcolyn
  5. Balcom
  6. Balcombe
  7. Balcombes
  8. Balcombian
  9. Balcoms
  10. balcon
  11. balconet

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