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.

Little Witcombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Badgeworth

Historical Forms

  • Wyd(d)ecombe c.1300,1327 GlR
  • Parva Wyd(d)ecombe 1316,1397,1544 FF
  • Litle Wyd(d)ecombe 1529 GlR
  • Parva Whyticombe 1327 SR
  • Little Wittcomb 1720 PR

Etymology

Little Witcombe, Wyd (d )ecombe c. 1300, 1327 GlR, Parva Wyd (d )ecombe 1316, 1397, 1544 FF, Litle Wyd (d )ecombe 1529 GlR, Parva Whyticombe 1327SR , Little Wittcomb 1720 PR 3. v. Witcombe 158infra .