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.

Gitcombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cornworthy

Historical Forms

  • Gydyacomb(e) 1327 Banco 1333 SR
  • Gydicombe 1330 SR
  • Gydie 1330,1333 SR

Etymology

The first element may be a ME  pers. name, cf. Henry Gidya and Roger Gydie 1330, 1333SR and Introd. xxxv.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement