Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Piricume Hy3 BMI

• Pirecumbe 1244 Ass Ed1 HarlCh 1275 Banco 1313 Brid

• Purecumbe 1244 Ass

• Purecome 1333 HarlCh

• Perecumb' 1244 Ass

• Pirycumbe 1275 Cl

• Pyrecombe 1331 HarlCh

• Purcombe 1358 HarlCh

• Pyrcombe, Pircombe 1397 AddCh 1440 Cl

• Parkham 1811 OS

Etymology

Purcombe Fm (S Y 418968), Piricume Hy 3 BM I, Pirecumbe 1244Ass (p), Ed 1HarlCh , 1275 Banco, 1313Brid all (p), Purecumbe 1244Ass , Purecome 1333HarlCh both (p), Perecumb '1244Ass (p), Pirycumbe 1275 Cl, Pyrecombe 1331HarlCh (p), Purcombe 1358HarlCh , Pyrcombe , Pircombe 1397AddCh et freq to 1440 Cl, Parkham 1811 OS, 'pear-tree valley', v. pyrige , cumb , cf. an identical name some 2 miles N in Marshwood par. supra .