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.

Shadycombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Salcombe

Historical Forms

  • Shabecombe 1429 ADi
  • Schabbecombe in the tithing of Baddeston 1478 ADvi
  • Shabbacombe in Salcombe 1668 Deed

Etymology

With the same history as Scabbacombe infra 509, except for initial sh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement