Hawcombe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Shipton Gorge
Historical Forms
- boscus de Havocumbe 1086 DB
- boscus de Hauocumba Exon
- a furzy ground called Haucomb 1863 Hutch3
Etymology
Hawcombe (lost, about SY 486915), boscus de Havocumbe 1086 DB, boscus de Hauocumba Exon, a furzy ground called Haucomb 1863 Hutch3, 'hawk valley', from hafoc and cumb . In the DB entry, it is stated that this wood belongs to Bridetone (Burton Bradstock par. supra ).According to Hutch3 2283–4, Haucomb was near Shipton Hill infra , but the group of f.ns. Hocombe (Hill ), Long Hocombe & Lr Hocombe , Hocombe (Lt ) Mead , and Hocombes in 1841TA provide a more precise location.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Manor Dairy & Manor Fm
- St Catherine's Cross
- Bennett's Hill Fm
- Bonscombe Hill & Bonscombe Lane
- Cobbett Hill
- Court Ho
- Eight Acre Copse
- Eldon Hill
- Fish Pond
- Greenway
- Hammiton Hill & Hammiton Wood
- Hill Copse
- Home Fm
- Old Lime Kiln
- Long Copse
- Lynch Fm, Lr Lynch
- The Plot
- Shipton Hill
- New Inn
- St Martin's Church
- Mason's Arms P.H.
- St Luke's Fm
- Smacombe
- Sturthill Copse