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.

Milcombe

Major Settlement in the Parish of Milcombe

Historical Forms

  • Midelcvmbe 1086 DB
  • Midelcumba 1159–62 Eynsh c.1160 RegAntiquiss
  • Middelcumbe 1209–35 RH
  • Midelcumb', Middelcumbe 1268 Ass
  • Middelcombe, Midelecombe 1285 Ass
  • Mildecumba 1109 Eynsh 1399 Cl
  • Mildcombe 1316 FA
  • Melecumbe 1206 Cur
  • Milecumbe 1206 Cur 1268 Ass
  • Mylcombe 1530 Eynsh
  • Millcome 1586 AD
  • Midecumbe 1206 Cur
  • Meldecombe 1379 Cl

Etymology

'Middle valley,' v. cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site