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.

Letcombe Bassett and Letcombe Regis

Major Settlement in the Parish of Letcombe Bassett

Historical Forms

  • Ledecumbe, Ledencumbe 1086 DB
  • Ledecumba c.1130 OxonCh 1327 SR
  • Leecumba 1151 Os l.12th
  • Lecumbe 1230 Cl
  • Hledecumba Hy2 Abingdon c.1200
  • Lhedecombe 1385 Cl
  • Lidecumb' 1205 FineR
  • Lidecombe 1345 Cl
  • Dedecumb' 1235–6 Fees
  • Lodecumbe 1277 Cl
  • Lodecombe 1337 ib
  • Ludecombe 1338 ib
  • Letcombe 1383 Fine
  • Lettcombe 1390 Eynsh
  • Ledcombe 1389 Os