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.

Bidcombe Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hill Deverill

Historical Forms

  • Bytecombe, Britecombe 1257 For
  • Bidecumbe 1262 Ipm
  • Bidcomb(e) 1263 For 1812 RCH
  • Bytcoumbe 1319 AD
  • Bitcum Wode 1521 WMxxxvii

Etymology

Bidcombe Hill is Bytecombe , Britecombe 1257For , Bidecumbe 1262 Ipm, Bidcomb (e )1263For , 1812 RCH, Bytcoumbe 1319AD , Bitcum Wode 1521 WM xxxvii. The forms are too late and uncertain for any suggestion to be worth while.

Places in the same Parish