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.

Stancombe Fm, Stancombe Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stinchcombe

Historical Forms

  • Stanec(o)umbe 1281 FF 1287 Ass
  • Standecomb 1375 Ipm
  • Stancombe 1384,1410 Ipm 1449 FF 1725 PR
  • Stancombe Park 1830 M

Etymology

Stancombe Fm, Stancombe Park, Stanec (o )umbe 1281FF , 1287Ass , Standecomb 1375 Ipm, Stancombe 1384, 1410 Ipm, 1449FF et freq to 1725 PR 2, Stancombe Park 1830 M. 'Stony valley', v. stān , cumb .