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.

Clanacombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thurlestone

Historical Forms

  • Clenecumbe 1316 Pat
  • Clenecombe juxta Thorleston 1330 Ass
  • Clanacombe t.Eliz ChancP

Etymology

'Clean valley,' i.e. clear of undergrowth or bushes, v. clæne , cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement