Thorncombe Fm and Street
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bramley
Historical Forms
- Torncūba 1206 ChR
- Thorn(e)cumbe 1241,1279 Ass
- Thorncombe in Bromligh 1322 FF
- Thornecomestrete 1518–29 ECP
- Marshall al. Thornecombe Strete 1596 Recov
Etymology
Thorncombe Fm (6″) and Street is Torncūba 1206 ChR, Thorn (e )cumbe 1241, 1279Ass , Thorncombe in Bromligh 1322 FF, Thornecomestrete 1518–29 ECP, Marshall al. Thornecombe Strete 1596Recov . 'Thorn valley,' v. cumb . Robert Marshall held the manor in 1502 (De Banco Roll , VCH iii, 84).