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.

Horn Combe

Early-attested site in the Parish of West Hoathly

Historical Forms

  • Hornecumbe, Hornycumbe 1279 Ass

Etymology

Horn Combe is Hornecumbe , Hornycumbe 1279Ass (p). This may be a compound of OE  horn and cumb , referring to the shape of the valley, or to its position in the corner of the parish, but the y (if correct) of one of the forms offers difficulty.