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.

Bonscombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shipton Gorge

Historical Forms

  • Bonscombe 1841 TA
  • Bonescumbe 1274 Brid
  • Bonescumb(a) l13 Brid
  • Bondscombe 1618 Ilch 1841 TA

Etymology

Bonscombe (SY 489923), Bonscombe 1841TA , Bonescumbe 1274 Brid, Bonescumb (a )l13Brid , Bondscombe 1618Ilch , 1841TA , from cumb 'valley'; the first el. is a ME surname, cf. William Boun 1332 SR (a taxpayer in the tithing of Sturthill infra ).