English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Harcombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chudleigh

Historical Forms

  • Harecumbe 1249 FF 1281 Ass
  • Harcumbesheved 1281 Ass
  • Harrecombe 1365 IpmR
  • Harcombe 1370 Ass

Etymology

'Hare valley,' v. cumb .