Mothecombe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Holbeton
Historical Forms
- Muthecumb(e) 13th ADi 1244 Ass 1275 Misc
- Modecumb(e) 1238 Ass
- Mouthecombe 1330 SR 1342 Exon
- Mowdecombe 1375 Exon
Etymology
The valley was probably so called because it opens into the estuary of the Erme river just at its mouth. v. muþa , cumb .