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Survey of English Place-Names

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Westacombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Inwardleigh

Historical Forms

  • Westcumbe 1219 FF
  • Bywestecomb 1330 SR
  • Biwestecoumbe 1356 Ass

Etymology

is Westcumbe 1219 FF, Bywestecomb 1330SR ,Biwestecoumbe 1356Ass (p) . ' West of the valley , ' v. cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement