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.

Holcombe Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Painswick

Historical Forms

  • Hollecumbe 1166 RBE
  • Holecumb(e) Hy3 Ipm 1221 Eyre
  • Howcombe 1638 Will 1795 M

Etymology

Holcombe Fm, Hollecumbe (v.l. Holecumbe ) 1166 RBE (p), Holecumb (e )Hy 3 Ipm (p), 1221 Eyre (p), Howcombe 1638 Will, 1795M . 'Hollow valley', v. hol 2 , cumb .