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.

Salcombe

Major Settlement in the Parish of Salcombe

Historical Forms

  • Saltecumbe 1244 Ass 1464 IpmR
  • Saltecombe, Saltcombe by Ethelton 1369 Pat
  • Salcume juxta Kinggesbrigg 1286 Ass

Etymology

'Salt combe,' perhaps with reference to the making of salt in salt-pans in this creek. Ethelton is Ilton supra 308.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site