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.

Dishcombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of South Tawton

Historical Forms

  • Disserescumb 1289 Ass
  • Dys(s)heliscomb 1333 SR
  • Disshelliscombe 1336 Ass
  • Disshelyscombe 1340 SR

Etymology

'Dīcel 's valley,' v. cumb . For the pers. name, cf. Ditchling PN Sx 300.