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Survey of English Place-Names

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Halcombe Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Piddinghoe

Historical Forms

  • Horecumbe t.Wm2 Lewes 1261 Ass 1307 Ass
  • Horcumbe 1279 Ass 1296 SR
  • Horcombe 1612 SRS19,233 1785 SAC37,88

Etymology

Halcombe Fm is Horecumbe t. Wm 2Lewes , 1261Ass , 1307Ass (p), Horcumbe 1279Ass (p), 1296 SR (p), Horcombe 1612 SRS 19, 233, 1785 SAC 37, 88. 'Dirt-farm,' v. horh , cumb .It lies in a deep hollow.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement