Warcombe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ilfracombe
Historical Forms
- Warcoma 1086 DB
- Worcumb(e) 1242 Fees784 1281 Ass
- Worcomb(e) 1303 FA 1356 ADiv
- Worthcumbe 1314 Ipm
- (al. Worcumb) 1316 Ipm
- Wercombe 1327 Banco
Etymology
This, as Blomé suggests (22), may contain a river-name allied to the Celtic Worica (v. Holder s. n .), but the river-name Worf , of varied origin and going back either to Worf or Worgh (v. Ekwall RN 470), is more probable.