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.

Chilcombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Northleigh

Historical Forms

  • Churlecombe 1303 FF

Etymology

v. ceorl , cumb . Cf. Chilbrook in Roche (Co), Churlebroke 1309MinAcct , Chorlebrok 1385Ct .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement