Withycombe Raleigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of Withycombe Raleigh
Historical Forms
- Widecoma 1086 DB
- Widecumbe 1238 Ass
- Wydecome 1273 BM
- Wydecomb(e) 1281 Ass 1303 FA
- Widecombe Ralegh 1465 IpmR
- Wydicumb' 1242 Fees763
- Wythycomƀ 1334 SR
- Wythicomƀ 1334 SR
- Withycomƀ 1340 SR
- Wythecomƀ 1377 SR 1440 Cl
- Withecombralegh 1527 Recov
- Clavile in DB
Etymology
'Withy valley,' cf. Widdecombe supra 526. The manor was held by Walter de Clavile in DB (f. 112 b ) but had passed to the Ralegh family by 1303 (FA).