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.

Gatcombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Molland

Historical Forms

Godcumbe, Gadecumbe 1238 Ass

Gotcumbe 1244 Ass

Gotecoumbe 1335 Exmoor

Etymology

OE gātacumb , 'goats' valley,' v. gat , cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Molland