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.

Fernycombe Coppice

Early-attested site in the Parish of Up Cerne

Historical Forms

  • Fernycombe Coppice 1839 TA
  • Fernecombe 1590,1610 Batten
  • Fern Comb 1661 Batten
  • Ferne Coomb 1668 Batten

Etymology

Fernycombe Coppice (ST 644034), Fernycombe Coppice 1839TA , Fernecombe 1590, 1610Batten , Fern Comb 1661Batten , Ferne Coomb 1668Batten , 'valley where ferns grow', v. fearn , cumb .