Welcombe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stratford on Avon
Historical Forms
- Melecumba (sic) 1226 Bracton
- Wellecombe 1285 Ass
- Welecombe 1299 RBW
- Welecumbe 1306 Ass 1327 SR
- Wolcombe (sic) c.1400 EcclVar
- Welcombe 1414 StratGild
- Welcum 1558 Minutes
Etymology
Welcombe is Melecumba (sic)1226 Bracton, Wellecombe 1285Ass , Welecombe 1299RBW , Welecumbe 1306Ass , 1327 SR, Wolcombe (sic)c. 1400EcclVar , Welcombe 1414et passim StratGild, Welcum 1558 Minutes. 'Spring valley,' v. wielle , cumb . Cf. Welcombe (PN D 79). “This place had its appellation originally from the Spring rising in that deep valley” (Dugdale 523).