English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Holcombe Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Bampton

Historical Forms

  • Hol(l)ecumbe 1238 Ass 1244 Ass
  • Hol(l)ecomb' 1275 RH

Etymology

is Hol (l )ecumbe 1238Ass (p), 1244Ass , Hol (l )ecomb '1275 RH . ' Hollow combe , ' v. holh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement