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.

Farncombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Godalming

Historical Forms

  • Fernecome 1086 DB
  • Ferncumbe 1225 Ass
  • Farnecumbe 1280 FF
  • Farncombe 1332 SR
  • Francom(b)(e) 1325 Ass 1632 ParReg 1642 Musters

Etymology

Farncombe is Fernecome 1086 DB, Ferncumbe 1225Ass , Farnecumbe 1280 FF, Farncombe 1332 SR, Francom (b )(e )1325Ass , 1632 ParReg, 1642 Musters. 'Bracken valley,' v. fearn , cumb .