Saddlescombe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Newtimber
Historical Forms
- Salescome 1086 DB
- Sadelescumbe 1091–1125 ADA14176
- Sadelescoumbe 1332 SR
- Sadlescomb 1327 SR
- Sedlescombe 1396 FF
Etymology
This name means 'combe of (or near) the saddle.' Mr Allcroft notes that the hamlet stands on a pronounced 'saddle.' This element was used in OE place-nomenclature, cf. Middendorffs. v. sadol , sædel .