Etymology

Combeinteignhead

Today it means: A village in Haccombe with Combe parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9071). Full definition →

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The story

Recorded as Cumbe in Tenhide in 1227, from an area named Tenhide for containing ten hides of land; Teignhead is a corruption of that.

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