Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hreminescumbe 987 Finberg613(S1217) 13

• Romescumbe 1086 DB

• Romescumba Exon

• Rembescumb 1212 Fees

• Remp(e)scombe 1459 Weld1 1545 Ct

• Remescumb 1275 Pat 1280 Ass

• Remescombe 1316 FA 1552 Bodl

• Remmescumb 1276 Cl

• Remmescomb(e) 1327 SR 1552 Hutch3

• Remyscombe 1512 Ct

• Remscombe 1539 c.1586 Tres

• Ramescome, Rammescumb 1288 Ass

• Rennscumbe 1291 Tax

• Renscombe 1811 OS

• Rymescombe 1512 Ct

• Rentscomb 1861 Hutch3

Etymology

'Raven's valley', v. hremn , cumb , or 'Hremn's valley' from an OE  pers.n. Hremn , cf. Remeswelle infra which was probably near Renscombe. The DB spelling in -o - is probably due to orthographic confusion of o and e . Part of the cliff SSW of Renscombe Fm is known locally as Renscombe Cliff, cf. foll.