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.
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Thorncombe
Thorncombe
Parish in the County of Devon
Etymology
Transferred to Dorset in 1844.
Major Settlements
Thorncombe
Other places in this Parish
Other OS name
Beerhall Fm
Broom
Cogan's Fm
Elmore Fm
Hewood
Holditch Court
Sadborrow
Synderford
Vembury
Westford Fm
Early-attested site
Ford Abbey
Spearhay