Lurcombe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bickington
Historical Forms
- Lulcacumba t.Hy2 Oliver
- Lulkecum 1276 Ass
- Lulkecombe 1340 SR
- Lolkecombe 1330 SR
- Lolkecumbe 1340 SR
- Lokkecumbe 1228 FF
- Lorkecombe 1291 Tax
Etymology
This must be near the lulca stile mentioned in land boundaries in the neighbourhood (BCS 1323). In that charter final n is often dropped, so we may take this to be for lulcan stile . Lulluc is on record in a Devon charter (BCS 451). Here we have a weak form Lull (u )ca. Hence, 'Lulca 's valley,' v. cumb .