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.

Smallicombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Northleigh

Historical Forms

  • Hesmalacoma 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Smelecome
  • Smalecumb' 1242 Fees

Etymology

'Narrow valley,' v. smæl , cumb .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement