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Old December 20, 2008   #5
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(It does not say exactly how the names evolved from
Eggecombe to Edgecombe to Edgecumbe. Probably some
combination of bad penmanship and underpaid scribes.)

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And all I can tell you is that when it was registered with the Henry Doubleday place the spelling was Edgecombe and it isn't known who named it either.
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