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.

Bulcombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Clayhanger

Historical Forms

  • Bolecumbe 1281 Ass
  • Bolecomb 1330 SR

Etymology

is Bolecumbe 1281Ass , Bolecomb 1330SR (p) . ' Bull(s') valley , ' v. cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement