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.

Bramblecombe Fm, Bramblecombe Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cheselbourne

Historical Forms

  • Bremelcumb' 1268 Ass
  • Bramblecombe Cl, Brimblecombe Lane 1771 DROMap
  • Bramble Combe Cmn 1840 TAMap

Etymology

Bramblecombe Fm (ST 775009), Bramblecombe Lane, Bremelcumb '1268Ass , Bramblecombe Cl , Brimblecombe Lane 1771DROMap , Bramble Combe Cmn 1840TAMap , 'valley where brambles grow', v. brēmel , cumb .