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.

Bettiscombe

Parish in the County of Dorset

Etymology

Spence Farm now in Wootton F. par. infra was once a detached part of this manor.A small part of Whitchurch C. par. infra (Revelshay Fm) was transferred to this par. in 1884 (Kelly).

Major Settlements