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.

Alcombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Box

Historical Forms

  • Alecumbe 1279 GDR
  • Alecombe 1307 WIpm 1332 SR
  • Alecoumbe 1307 WIpm
  • Alcombe 1497 Ipm
  • Awcon 1650 Map
  • Alcombe or Akeham 1773 AandD
  • Aucombe c.1840 TA

Etymology

Alcombe is Alecumbe 1279GDR (p), Alecombe 1307 WIpm, 1332SR (p), Alecoumbe 1307 WIpm, Alcombe 1497 Ipm, Awcon 1650Map , Alcombe or Akeham 1773 A and D, Aucombe c. 1840TA .The forms are too late for any certainty. The name may be from OE  Ællan cumb , 'Aella's valley,' v. cumb .