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.

Iscombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Forest Row

Historical Forms

  • Isecumbe 1287 CplM
  • Isecombe 1312 FA
  • Iscombe 1327 SR

Etymology

Iscombe (lost) is Isecumbe in 1287 (CplM ), Isecombe in 1312 (FA) and was the home of Richard de Iscombe (1327 SR). It was in the tithing of Ashurst and contains the same pers. name as Isfield infra 396.