Balcombe

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3030).

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Meanings

proper nounBalcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Balcombes)

plural Balcombes

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

Origin

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

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APA

Balcombe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balcombe

MLA

“Balcombe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balcombe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Balcombe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balcombe.

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