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.

Darnacombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Stokenham

Historical Forms

  • Dernecomb 1330 SR
  • Dernecumbe t.Ric2 Rental
  • Durnecumbe 1333 SR

Etymology

is Dernecomb 1330SR (p), Dernecumbe t. Ric 2Rental , Durnecumbe 1333SR (p) . ' Hidden valley , ' v. dierne , cumb .