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.

Jew's Hollacombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Crediton and Crediton Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Hollecombe Jewe 1482 IpmR
  • le Jeu 1333 SR

Etymology

Hollecombe Jewe 1482 IpmR and is to be associated with the family of Nicholas le Jeu (1333SR ).