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.

Chitcombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brede

Historical Forms

  • Chitecumbe, Chytecumbe 1220 FF 1340 Ass

Etymology

Chitcombe is Chitecumbe , Chytecumbe 1220 FFet freq to 1340Ass .'Citta's valley,' v. cumb . Cf. Chithurst supra 33.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement