Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (capud de) Lem(m)aniscomb(e) 13 Glast m14 Glast 1338–40

• Lem(m)anescomb(e) e14 GlastE 1327 Glast m14 Glast 1338–40

• rivuli fontis vocati Lemmanescombesheved 1327 Glast m14 Glast 1338–40

• (capud de) Lem(m)anscomb(e) 1338–40 1593 Weld1

• Lambescomb' 1429 Wells

• Lamynyscombe 1548 Ct

• Lanscombe 1838 TA

Etymology

Landscombe Lane (ST 696047), named from (capud de ) Lem (m )aniscomb (e )13 (m14) Glast , 1338–40 Glast, Lem (m )anescomb (e )e14GlastE , 1327 (m14) Glast , 1338–40 Glast, rivuli fontis vocati Lemmanescombesheved 1327 (m14) Glast , 1338–40 Glast, (capud de ) Lem (m )anscomb (e )1338–40 ib, 1593Weld 1, Lambescomb '1429Wells , Lamynyscombe 1548Ct , Lanscombe (Down Plant .) 1838TA , 'lover's or sweetheart's valley', from ME  leman and cumb , no doubt a popular courting place. The -heved in two of the 14th cent. forms is hēafod 'head' in the sense 'river-spring', cf. Lat  capud , rivuli fontis ; in the form Bouelemmanescumbefonde 1317MiltC , -fonde may represent ME  font (< Lat  fons , fontis ) 'fountain, well-spring', with bufan '(land) above'.