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.

Mounticombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cheldon

Historical Forms

  • Montecomb 1330 SR
  • Mountacomb 1333 SR

Etymology

Probably this name should be taken with Mounson infra 429 and Muntelonde (13thCanonsleigh ). The names may well be of late origin and contain a ME  surname Munt or Munta , deriving ultimately from the common word munt , 'mount.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement