Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Southcombe 1403 IpmR 1412 FA 1416 Cl 1422 1861 Hutch3

• Southcomb 1403 IpmR

• South Combe 1478 Weld1

• South Combe alias Combe 1582 Hutch3

• Southecombe 1438,1442 Weld1

• Suthcumb 1287 Ipm

• Suthcombe 1435–1445 Weld1

• Sutcombe l17 ib

Etymology

Southcombe (lost), Southcombe 1403 IpmR, 1412 FA, 1416 Cl, 1422Midd , Weld 1et freq to 1861 Hutch3, Southcomb 1403 IpmR, South Combe 1478Weld 1, South Combe alias Combe 1582 Hutch3, Southecombe 1438, 1442Weld 1, Suthcumb 1287 Ipm, Suthcombe 1435–1445Weld 1, Sutcombe l17ib , cf. Southcombe (s )lane 1433, 1434ib , Southcombesclose 1435ib , Suthcombelond 1446Rent , Southcombepitte 1450Weld 1, possibly 'south valley', v. sūð , cumb , with lane , clos(e), land , pytt , but the name may mean 'the south part of Coombe (Keynes)' in view of the 1582 form (— alias Combe ) and the description of it in Hutch1 1 127 as 'anciently a manor, or a moiety of the manor of Comb-Keines, and called Paynel's manor. It was given by William Keines to John, son of Fulke Paynel [in the time of Ed 1]'.