Billacombe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kelly
Historical Forms
- Billercombe 1319 Ass 1482 IpmR
- Bilercombe 1333 SR
- Bilricomb 1330 SR
Etymology
v. cumb . The first element is very probably OE billere , dial. bilders , billers , used in Devon of the cow-parsnip and in Cornwall of the water-dropwort (v. NED s. v. bilders ). Cf. Bilbrook (St), Bilrebroch DB, Bilrebroch , Billebroc 13th (PN St) and Bilbrook in Old Cleeve (So), Bilrebroc n.d. AD iv, Byllerebroke 1527 AD iii.
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