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.

Warcombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Churchstow

Historical Forms

  • Worcumbe 1228 FF
  • Wercumb 1238 1249 Ass 1316 FA
  • Warcumbe 1238 Ass
  • Werecumbe 1244 Ass
  • Werecumbe juxta Alvyngton 1345 Ass

Etymology

'Weir valley,' v. wer , cumb . The place lies near the Avon.

Places in the same Parish