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.

Ashcombe

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ashcombe

Historical Forms

  • Aissecoma 1086 DB
  • Aiscumb(e) 1200 Seld3 1259 Exon
  • Ascumbe 1200 Cur
  • Ashcombe 1291 Tax

Etymology

v. æsc , cumb .