Coombe is an alternate spelling of

combe A combe (; also spelled coombe or coomb and, in place names, comb) can refer either to a steep, narrow valley, or to a small valley or large hollow on the side of a hill; in any case, it is often understood simply to mean a small valley through w ...

, a dry valley. It may also refer to:

Places

Australia

Coombe, South Australia __NOTOC__ Coombe is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide city centre, Adelaide and about south-east of the municipal seat in Tailem Bend, South Australia, Tailem Bend. ...

, a locality in the Coorong District Council

England

Coombe, Buckinghamshire Coombe is a hamlet in the parish of Ellesborough in the English county of Buckinghamshire, situated between Coombe Hill and Chequers, the official country residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. At the 2011 Census the population ...

Coombe, Camborne Coombe () is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated two miles (3 km) north of the town of Camborne Camborne (from Cornish language, Cornish ''Cambron'', "crooked hill") is a town in Cornwall, England. The p ...

, Cornwall * Coombe, Gwennap, Cornwall (near Redruth) *

Coombe, Kea Coombe () is a village in Kea, Cornwall, Kea parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village lies beside the River Fal approximately south of Truro at .Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' Coombe lies with ...

, Cornwall (near Truro) *

Coombe, Liskeard Coombe () is a Hamlet (place), settlement in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated one mile (1.6 km) southwest of Liskeard.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' Coombe Junction Halt railway stati ...

, Cornwall **

Coombe Junction Halt railway station Coombe Junction Halt railway station serves the villages of Coombe, Liskeard, Coombe and Lamellion near Liskeard, Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on the Looe Valley Line and operated by Great Western Railway (train operating company), G ...

Coombe, Morwenstow Coombe () is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Combe is situated in the civil parish of Morwenstow three miles (5 km) north of Bude. Most houses in the settlement are owned by the Landmark Trust. Combe lies within ...

, Cornwall (near Bude) * Coombe, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall (near St Austell) * Coombe, East Devon, Devon (near Sidmouth) *

Coombe, Mid Devon Coombe is a settlement in the English county of Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, th ...

, Devon (near Tiverton) *

Coombe, Teignmouth Teignmouth ( ) is a seaside town, fishing port and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign, about south of Exeter. The town had a population of 14,932 at the 2021 census. ...

, Teignbridge, Devon * Coombe, Dorset (in Whitchurch Canonicorum) *

Coombe, Gloucestershire Coombe is a settlement in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is adjacent to the town of Wotton-under-Edge Wotton-under-Edge is a market town and civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. Near the southern frin ...

Coombe, Hampshire Coombe is a hamlet in Hampshire, England. It is located in East Hampshire, in the civil parish of East Meon East Meon is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is west ...

Coombe, Kent 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. Coombe Lane passes thr ...

Coombe, Croydon Coombe is a place in the London Borough of Croydon, situated south-east of central Croydon, between Addiscombe, Selsdon and Upper Shirley, Croydon, Upper Shirley. Formerly a hamlet, since the growth of suburban development the area has become swa ...

, London *

Coombe, Kingston upon Thames Coombe is a historic neighbourhood in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in south west London, England. It sits on high ground, east of Norbiton. Most of the area was part of the former Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe before local ...

, London * Coombe, Crewkerne, Somerset *

Coombe, Taunton, Somerset West Monkton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north east of Taunton. The parish includes the Hamlet (place), hamlets of Monkton Heathfield, Bathpool, and Burlinch and the western parts of Coombe and Walford, Somerset ...

Coombe, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire Donhead St Mary is a village and civil parish in southwest Wiltshire, England, on the county border with Dorset. The village lies about east of the Dorset town of Shaftesbury and stands on high ground above the River Nadder, which rises in the ...

Coombe, Enford Coombe is a hamlet of the civil parish of Enford, Wiltshire, England, about north of the cathedral city of Salisbury. It lies on the River Avon between the larger villages of Enford and Netheravon, with nearly half of its houses on the road ...

, Wiltshire *

Coombe Bissett Coombe Bissett is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire in the River Ebble valley, southwest of Salisbury on the A354 road that goes south towards Blandford Forum. The parish includes the village of Homington, to the e ...

, Wiltshire *

Coombe Dingle, Bristol Coombe Dingle is a suburb of Bristol, England, centred near where the Hazel Brook tributary of the River Trym emerges from a limestone gorge bisecting the Blaise Castle Estate to join the main course of the Trym. Historically this area formed p ...

Combe Fields Combe Fields is a civil parish in the Rugby district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. The parish has no village, but contains Coombe Abbey, after which it is named, and a few isolated houses. In the 2001 census the parish had a populatio ...

, Warwickshire **

Coombe Abbey Coombe Abbey (also Combe Abbey) is a former Cistercian abbey at Combe Fields in the Borough of Rugby, in the countryside of Warwickshire, England. The abbey was converted to a country house in the 16th century and now operates as a hotel. It i ...

, former country house, now a hotel **

Coombe Country Park Coombe Country Park is a country park located in Warwickshire, England. The park is only 4.5 miles (7.5 km) east of Coventry city centre and is managed by Coventry City Council. The park has been developed from the grounds of an old Cisterci ...

, the former grounds of the house *

Coombe Hill Canal Coombe Hill Canal lies in the Vale of Gloucester, south west England, north of Leigh and runs west from Coombe Hill Basin to the River Severn near Wainlode Hill. It opened in 1796 and closed 80 years later in 1876, after the only lock was da ...

, Vale of Gloucester *

Coombe Keynes Coombe Keynes is a hamlet, civil parish and depopulated village in Dorset, England. The village is about south of Wool and about west-south-west of Wareham. In 2013 the population of the civil parish was estimated to be 80. There are 22 h ...

, Dorset

Ireland

The Coombe, Dublin The Coombe (; ) is a historic street in the south inner city of Dublin, Ireland. It was originally a hollow or valley where a tributary of the River Poddle, the Coombe Stream or Commons Water, ran. The name is sometimes used for the broader area ...

, a historic street in Dublin

United States

Coombe Historic District The Coombe Historic District is a national historic district located at Felton, Kent County, Delaware. It encompasses two contributing buildings and one contributing structure near the town of Felton representing an unusual mixture of archae ...

, Felton, Kent County, Delaware

People

* Dorothy Coombe (1896–1982), Australian trade unionist *

E. H. Coombe Ephraim Henry Coombe (26 August 1858 – 5 April 1917) was a South Australian newspaper editor and politician. He was editor of the ''Bunyip (newspaper), Bunyip'' at Gawler, South Australia, Gawler from 1890 to 1914. He was a member of the Sout ...

(1858–1917), South Australian newspaper editor and politician *

Robert Coombe Robert Coombe is a chemist and an educator. He has been a faculty member at the University of Denver since 1981. From 2005 until 2014 he was chancellor. Education and work background Robert Coombe was born in 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri, and l ...

, American chemist and educator * Rosemary J. Coombe, Canadian anthropologist and lawyer *

Roy R. Coombe Roy R. Coombe Sr. (April 11, 1924 – August 10, 2016) was an American businessman and politician. Coombe was born in Eveleth, Minnesota, Eveleth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, and graduated from Eveleth High School. He served in the United Sta ...

(1924-2016), American newspaper editor, businessman, and politician *

Thomas Coombe Sir Thomas Melrose Coombe (3 December 1873 – 22 July 1959) was an Australian cricketer, businessman and philanthropist, best known for his role in the film industry of Western Australia. Early life Coombe was born at Melrose, South Australia ...

(1873–1959), Australian businessman

Other uses

* Coombe Hall (1871–1932), Scottish footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers *

Coombe Cellars Coombe Cellars Inn is a public house on the south bank of the estuary of the River Teign in south Devon, England. It is in the parish of Haccombe with Combe, near the village of Combeinteignhead. The pub was owned by Brewers Fayre until 2006. As ...

, a public house in south Devon, England *

Coombe Boys' School Coombe Boys' School and Sixth Form is a non-selective state secondary school with a mixed sixth form in New Malden, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, England. The cohort comprises boys from Years 7 to 11, and a sixth form facility joint wi ...

, a secondary school, New Malden, London, England *

Coombe Clipless Pedal Coombe Pedal Systems are high performance clipless bicycle pedals, manufactured by W Coombe Engineering Ltd in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The original "Coombe Pro" pedal system, released in 1999, featured a unique, twist-in to engage, retention ...

, a type of bicycle pedal * Coombe Dean School, a specialist secondary school in Plymouth, Devon, England *

Coombe Girls' School Coombe Girls' School and Sixth Form is an all-girls secondary school with academy status in New Malden, South West London. It offers a co-educational sixth form joint with nearby Coombe Boys' School. The school is a Leading Edge School and spe ...

, an all-female secondary school in New Malden, South-West London, England *

Coombe Women's Hospital The Coombe Hospital (; ) is a voluntary teaching hospital providing a range of medical services to both women and newborn infants in Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. History Former Meath Hospital building The h ...

, Dublin, Ireland * Coombe Wood, a garden in the London Borough of Croydon, England