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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hutchcomb's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cumnor

Historical Forms

  • Hundescumb' 1284 Ass
  • Hugcombs 1729 Bodl

Etymology

Hutchcomb's Fm, Hundescumb '1284Ass , Hugcombs 1729Bodl . The name has been much corrupted; if we may rely on the single early form it was originally '*Hund's valley' or 'valley of the dog', v. hund , cumb .