Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Loscumb(e) 1229 AddCh 1268 FF 1288 Ass 1291 Tax 1319 FF 14 Weld2

• Loscum 1244 FF

• Loscomb(e) 1327,1332 SR 1340 NI 1356 Weld2 1418 Cl

• Loscome 1332 SR

• Lescumbe (sic) 1288 Ass

• Lescombe 1386 Cl

• Allens Loscombe 1653 SxAS 1659 WeyM

• Loscombe Farm, Loscombe mead 1839 TA

Etymology

Loscombe (SY 500979), Loscumb (e )1229AddCh (p), 1268 FF, 1288Ass , 1291 Tax, 1319 FF, 14Weld 2, Loscum 1244 FF (p), Loscomb (e )1327, 1332 SR both (p), 1340 NI, 1356Weld 2, 1418 Cl et passim , Loscome 1332 SR (p), Lescumbe (sic)1288Ass , Lescombe 1386 Cl, Allens Loscombe 1653SxAS , 1659 WeyM, Loscombe Farm , Loscombe mead 1839TA , 'valley with a pig-sty', from hlōse and cumb , a common Do p.n., cf. Loscombe 1210, Luscombe 231, Loscombe 3328. This hamlet lies partly in the pars. of Netherbury and North Poorton both infra . Allens Loscombe refers to possession by a local family, cf. Elof Alayn , John Alayn (Long Bredy), William Alayn (Toller Porcorum) 1332 SR, William Allens 1664 HTax (taxed under Nettlecombe infra ).