Malecumb
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brill
Historical Forms
- Malecumbe 1237 Cl 1255 For
Etymology
This was near Boarstall and Brill. The second element is clearly cumb. The first is uncertain. An OE name Mala is very doubtful. Possibly the first element is OE mæl, and the reference may be to some cross in the valley.