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.

Borcombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Southleigh

Historical Forms

  • Borcombe 1238 FF
  • Borcumb', Borcome 1242 Fees791
  • Bourcombe 1325 Pat

Etymology

This is probably a compound of OE  burh and cumb, 'valley marked by a burh.' An earthwork is marked on the map close by.