Hascombe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hascombe
Historical Forms
- Hasecumbe, Hascombe 1241 Ass
- Hescumbe 1243 Misc
- Hescumb 1251 Ch
- Escumbe c.1270 Winton
- Hascumbe 1255 FF 1279,1298 Ass 1306,1326 FF
- Hascoumbe 1307 Ch
- Hascombe 1313 Ass 1332 Ipm 1379 Winton 1382 Ass
- Hassecumbe 1266 FF
- Haskham 1541 FF
- Hascom 1635 GodalmingParReg
- Hascomb or Askum 1728 Cox
Etymology
No certainty is possible owing to the absence of any very early forms. The first element may possibly be OE hese, hæse, 'brushwood,' hence 'brushwood valley,' v. cumb , but we have no parallel for ME forms of that word in has (e ).