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.

Britchcombe Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Uffington

Historical Forms

  • Brychecombe Close alias Sheppehouse Close 1545 AD
  • Brichecombe alias Shepehowse 1569 ib
  • Bridge Farm 1761 Rocque
  • Bridge Combe 1830 OS

Etymology

, Brychecombe Close alias Sheppehouse Close 1545 AD, Brichecombe alias Shepehowse 1569 ib, Bridge Farm 1761 Rocque, Bridge Combe 1830 OS , the farm lies between two narrow gullies , v. cumb .