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.

Binscombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Godalming

Historical Forms

  • Budenescumbe 1227 ClR 1329 Cl 1358 Ass
  • Bedenescombe 1325 Ass 1384 Loseley
  • Bedenescumbe 1331 FF
  • Bednescumbe 1331 FF
  • Bedelescombe 1441 Loseley 1484 AddCh
  • Bynscombe 1587 BM
  • Binskom 1624 ParReg

Etymology

Binscombe is Budenescumbe 1227 ClR, 1329 Cl, 1358Ass , Bedenescombe 1325Ass , 1384Loseley , Bedenescumbe 1331 FF, Bednescumbe 1331 FF, Bedelescombe 1441Loseley , 1484AddCh , Bynscombe 1587 BM, Binskom 1624 ParReg. The first element must be an OE  personal name *Bȳden , an n -derivative of the OE  personal name Bȳda . For such a personal name cf. Ekwall, Studies 4–5.