Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Vilcumbe 13 Weld2

• terre apud Filcombe 1430 Weld2

• pastur' vocat' Filcombe 1462 Weld2

• clausa apud Filcombe 1480 Weld2 1603 Weld2

• Fylcumbe 1495 Weld2

• Fillecomb', Fyllecomb' 1491 Weld2 1494 Weld2 1495 Weld2

Etymology

Filcombe Fm (SY 408929) & Filcombe Wood, Vilcumbe n.d. (13) Weld 2, terre apud Filcombe 1430Weld 2, pastur ' vocat ' Filcombe 1462Weld 2, clausa apud Filcombe 1480Weld 2et freq to 1603Weld 2, Fylcombe 1477, bosco …voc ' Fylcombe 1495Weld 2et freq to 1560Weld 2, Fylcumbe 1495Weld 2, Fillecomb ', Fyllecomb '1491Weld 2, 1494Weld 2, 1495Weld 2, cf. Fylcombyslane , Filcombyslane 1433Weld 2, 1439Weld 2, Fylcombelane 1518Weld 2, Filcome ysmersche , Filcumysmersche 1465Weld 2, Filcomysmersche 1468Weld 2, Fylcombebisshemershe 1521Weld 2, Fylcombysmershe 1568Weld 2, Felcombesmarshe 1572Weld 2, Westfilcombe , Westfylcombe 1477Weld 2, 1484Weld 2, Ouerfilcombe , Ouerfylcombe 1504Weld 2, 1511Weld 2, 1519Weld 2, Lit (t )le Fylcombe , Lit (t )le Filcombe 1558, 1567Weld 2, Litle Fylcombes 1580Weld 2, Filcombe Copse & Filcombe Hill 1841TA , 'valley where hay is made', from fileðe and cumb , cf. Filford in Netherbury par. supra and the boundary point Fileðcumb 961 (13) BCS 1067(S 688) in Burbage W.