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.

Holcombe Burnell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Holcombe Burnell

Historical Forms

  • Holecumba 1086 DB 1370 IpmR
  • Holecumbe Bernard 1263–76 Exon
  • Holecomb Burnell 1370 IpmR
  • Holcombe Bernard 1440 IpmR

Etymology

v. holh , cumb . Ralph the son of Bernard held the manor in 1242 (Fees 779). The modern form is corrupt.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site