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Bowcombe
Bowcombe is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It has an elevation of 144 feet (44 m) and is located 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) southwest of Newport in the centre of the Island. Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis buses on route 12.
The name possibly means 'the valley belonging to a man called Bofa', from Old English Bofa (personal name) and cumb. The name would have been transferred to the hamlet from Bowcombe Down. There is an incorrect theory that it means 'fair valley', from the French beau.
1086: Bovecome, Bouecome
1141-1143: Boecombe
1185: Bouecumba
1255: Bouecombe
1299: Bowcombe
1635: Buccomb
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Bowcombe
Bowcombe is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It has an elevation of 144 feet (44 m) and is located 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) southwest of Newport in the centre of the Island. Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis buses on route 12.
The name possibly means 'the valley belonging to a man called Bofa', from Old English Bofa (personal name) and cumb. The name would have been transferred to the hamlet from Bowcombe Down. There is an incorrect theory that it means 'fair valley', from the French beau.
1086: Bovecome, Bouecome
1141-1143: Boecombe
1185: Bouecumba
1255: Bouecombe
1299: Bowcombe
1635: Buccomb