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 wh ...

, 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 and about south-east of the municipal seat in Tailem Bend. Coombe ’s boundaries were created on 24 August ...

, 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 o ...

Coombe, Camborne Coombe ( kw, Komm) is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated two miles (3 km) north of the town of Camborne Camborne ( kw, Kammbronn) is a town in Cornwall, England. The population at the 2011 Census was ...

, Cornwall *

Coombe, Gwennap Coombe ( kw, Komm) is a settlement in Gwennap civil parish, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three-and-a-half miles (6 km) southeast of Redruth Redruth ( , kw, Resrudh) is a town and civil parishes in ...

, Cornwall (near Redruth) *

Coombe, Kea Coombe ( kw, Komm) is a village in 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 within ...

, Cornwall (near Truro) *

Coombe, Liskeard Coombe ( kw, Komm) is a 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 is a station and ra ...

, Cornwall **

Coombe Junction Halt railway station Coombe Junction Halt railway station serves the villages of Coombe and Lamellion near Liskeard, Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on the Looe Valley Line and operated by Great Western Railway. All trains on this line have to reverse at ...

Coombe, Morwenstow Coombe ( kw, Komm) is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Combe is situated in the civil parish of Morwenstow Morwenstow ( kw, Logmorwenna) is a civil parish in north Cornwall, UK. The parish abuts the west coast, about ...

, Cornwall (near Bude) *

Coombe, St Stephen-in-Brannel Coombe ( kw, Komm) is a village in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately four miles (6 km) west of St Austell at .Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' It is in the civil pa ...

, Cornwall (near St Austell) *

Coombe, East Devon Coombe is a settlement in the English county of Devon, about northwest of the town of Sidmouth at . Villages in Devon {{Devon-geo-stub ...

, Devon (near Sidmouth) *

Coombe, Mid Devon Coombe is a settlement in the English county The counties of England are areas used for different purposes, which include administrative, geographical, cultural and political demarcation. The term "county" is defined in several ways and can a ...

, Devon (near Tiverton) *

Coombe, Teignmouth Coombe is an area of the town of Teignmouth in the English county of Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the ci ...

, 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 within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. Located near the southern fringe of ...

Coombe, Hampshire Coombe is a village in Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Chan ...

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 through ...

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

, 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 in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The parish includes the hamlets of Monkton Heathfield, Bathpool, and Burlinch and the western parts ...

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 c ...

, 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 ...

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 population ...

, Warwickshire **

Coombe Abbey Coombe Abbey is a hotel which has been developed from a historic grade I listed building and former country house. It is located at Combe Fields in the Borough of Rugby, roughly midway between Coventry and Brinklow in the countryside of Warwic ...

, 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 Cistercian ...

, 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 the Purbeck district of 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 ...

, Dorset

Ireland

The Coombe, Dublin The Coombe (; ga, An Com) 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 br ...

, 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 archaeol ...

, 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'' at Gawler from 1890 to 1914. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1901 to ...

(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, lived ...

, American chemist and educator *

Rosemary J. Coombe Rosemary J. Coombe is a Canadian anthropologist and lawyer, She is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at York University and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Law, Communication and Cultural Studies. Previously, she was a full professor ...

, 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, St. Louis County, Minnesota, and graduated from Eveleth High School. He served in the United States Navy during World ...

(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 Coombe Hall (17 September 1871 – 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers. He won the FA Cup with Blackburn in 1891, and the Scottish Cup with St Bernard's in 1895 Events January– ...

(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. ...

, 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 joint sixth form facility is ...

, 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 Coombe Dean School Academy, opened in 1976, is a secondary school located on the outskirts of Plymouth, Devon, England. , it had 970 pupils. The school gained Specialist School status in September 2003. Ofsted awarded the school 'Outstanding' ...

, a specialist secondary school in Plymouth, Devon, England *

Coombe Girls' School Coombe Girls' School is an all-girls secondary school and co-educational sixth form with academy status in New Malden, South-West London, England. The school is a Leading Edge School, a Training School and specialises in languages. The school a ...

, an all-female secondary school in New Malden, South-West London, England * Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland *

Coombe Wood Coombe Wood is a small () woodland and garden area in the old village of Coombe, South Croydon near the junction of Coombe Lane and Conduit Lane. The Coombe Wood Gardens are divided into a series of rooms which together give an all-year-round di ...

, a garden in the London Borough of Croydon, England