| Holcombe | |
|---|---|
 The Peel Monument above Holcombe | |
  Holcombe Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 248 |
| OS grid reference | SD785165 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BURY |
| Postcode district | BL0 |
| Dialling code | 01706 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Holcombe is a village in Ramsbottom ward, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England.[1] It is situated south of Haslingden, east of Edgworth, west of Ramsbottom, and north of Tottington. The name comes from the Celtic cwm meaning valley, and the Old English hol, meaning deep or hollow.
- ^ New Ward Boundaries (200) – Bury M.B.C. (PDF), Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2010, retrieved 19 September 2010