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.

Norcombe Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Blockley

Historical Forms

  • Northcumbe 1299 RBB 18th EcclVar c.1300

Etymology

Self-explanatory.