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Ilcombe Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Netherbury

Historical Forms

  • Ilcomb 1811 OS
  • Ilcombe 1863 Hutch3
  • Elcombe Farm 1839 TA

Etymology

, Ilcomb 1811 OS, Ilcombe 1863Hutch3, Elcombe Farm 1839TA , v. cumb , first el . possibly igil , īl ' ahedgehog ' , cf. 3 acres called Illmoore 1621 (17) Strode .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement