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.

Sheepscombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Painswick

Historical Forms

  • Sepescumb' 1248 Ass
  • Sebbescumbe 1262 Ipm
  • Shep(e)scombe 1276 FF 1396 Ass 1740 GR849
  • Shepiscombe 1446 Pat 1535 VE
  • Sheppiscombe 1592 FF

Etymology

Sheepscombe [ˈʃepskəm], Sepescumb '1248Ass , Sebbescumbe 1262 Ipm, Shep (e )scombe 1276FF , 1396Ass et freq to 1740GR 849, Shepiscombe 1446 Pat, 1535 VE, Sheppiscombe 1592 FF. 'Sheep's valley', v. scēap , cumb .