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.

Swincombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Challacombe

Historical Forms

  • Suncomb 1330 SR
  • Swinecomb 1809 M

Etymology

is Suncomb 1330SR (p), Swinecomb 1809 M , ' swine combe . ' For the phonology cf. Umborne supra 15 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement