Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Leucom 1251 Drew

• Leuecumbe 1268 Ass

• 'church of St James of Leucom' 1276 Banco

• the hermitage of Leucumbe', Lucumbe (p) 1297 Pat

• 'the Hospital of St James de Leucomb' 1302 Hutch1

• AddCh, Luckom' 1546 Glyn

• Lucombe 1535 VE 1563 Glyn

• the rectory of East Chelborough Lucam otherwise Luckam otherwise Luccombe alias Lewcombe 1711 Hutch3

• Lucomb 1774 Hutch1

• Lewcomb 1811 OS

• East Chelborough, Lucam otherwise Luccombe 1830 Hutch3

• domus Will' Ermite de Leuecumbe in Chelbarue Paen 1268 Ass

Etymology

Lewcombe Fm & Lewcombe Ho (ST 558074), Leucom 1251 Drew, Leuecumbe 1268Ass , 'church of St James of Leucom '1276 Banco, 'the hermitage of Leucumbe ', Lucumbe (p)1297 Pat, 'the Hospital of St James de Leucomb '1302 Hutch1, Lewcombe 142 AddCh , Luckom '1546Glyn , Lucombe 1535 VE, 1563Glyn , the rectory of East Chelborough Lucam otherwise Luckam otherwise Luccombe alias Lewcombe 1711 Hutch3, Lucomb 1774 Hutch1, Lewcomb 1811 OS, East Chelborough , Lucam otherwise Luccombe 1830 Hutch3; probably 'valley with a shelter', or 'sheltered valley', v. hlēo(w), hlēow , cumb , thus identical in origin with Luccombe in Milton A. 3 222 and Luccombe in Netherbury par. infra .The 13th-century hermitage here is further referred to as domus Will ' Ermite de Leuecumbe in Chelbarue Paen in 1268Ass (202. 23). For the church here, v. St James Church infra . Lewcombe Woods (Cliff & Dairy) in Evershot par. infra are named from the same long valley in which an unnamed tributary of the R. Yeo rises.