Liscombe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Soulbury
Historical Forms
- Liscumbe 1273 RH
- Lysco(u)mbe 1284 FA 1302 FA 1393 Pat 1375 Cl 1394 IpmR
- Lisco(u)mbe 1285 QW 1382 Cl
- Lyncecombe 1346 FA
- Lyscum 1766 J
Etymology
The first part is possibly a lost pers. name Lissa found also in Liston (Ess), Lissingtun BCS 1289, Listuna DB, and Lissington (L) and a lost Lissingley in Lissington (DB Lesintone , Danelaw Ch Lissincton ). This must be a pet-form from an OE name in Hlīs -. Such is not actually found but cf. those in Hrōð -, Sige - with similar meaning. For this difficult name Ekwall notes the possible parallels of Liscombe (BCS 738) in a late copy of a Dorset charter and Liss (Ha). The form in Lynce - is probably due to the neighbouring Linslade .