Sheepcombe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Olveston
Historical Forms
- on scypa cumb 955–9 BCS936 12th
- Seppescombe 1292 Episc
- Sheppescumbe 1300 ib
- Shepyscombe 1415 FF
- Shepescombe 1539 ib
- Shipcombe 1779 Rudder
Etymology
Sheepcombe, on scypa cumb 955–9 (12th) BCS 936, Seppescombe 1292 Episc (p), Sheppescumbe 1300 ib, Shepyscombe 1415FF , Shepescombe 1539 ib, Shipcombe 1779 Rudder 588. 'Sheep valley', v. scēap , cumb .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Belsham
- Catherine Hill
- Coffer Gout
- Eastcombe Hill
- Fern Hill
- Foxholes Lane
- Friezecroft
- Golden Port
- Gosling Fm
- The Green
- Greenditch
- The Grove
- Gumhurn Rhine
- Hardy Lane
- Hartgrove Brake
- Hart's Cottage
- Haw Lane
- Mead Fm & Mead Lane
- Meerbrook Cottage
- Moor Lane & Moor Rhine
- New Leaze
- The Niatts
- Oakleaze
- Old Down
- Orchard Fm
- Port Fm
- Rams Well
- Stroud Common
- Walning Fm
- Westfield Lane
- Whatleaze
- Whitehall
- Woodcock Hill
- Woodhouse Fm
- Wormpits Brake