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Bushcomb Lane & Bushcomb Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodmancote

Historical Forms

  • Bisshopescumbe 1299 RBB
  • Bushcombwood 1779 Rudder

Etymology

Bushcomb Lane & Bushcomb Wood, Bisshopescumbe 1299RBB , Bushcombwood 1779 Rudder. 'The bishop's valley', v. biscop , cumb ; the bishop is doubtless the Bishop of Worcester (cf. Bishop's Cleeve 86supra ).