Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Holcombe within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Holcombe, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta. (Holcombe Brook), Bury par., SE. Lancashire, --dist., pop. 4453; vil., 4½ miles NW. of Bury; on Holcombe Hill is a column to the memory of Sir Robert Peel.