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.

Watchcombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Colyton

Historical Forms

  • Werdescumbe 1238 Ass
  • Wa(t)checombe 1539 BM 1547 LP

Etymology

is Werdescumbe 1238Ass , Wa(t)checombe 1539 BM, 1547 LP . Possibly ' Weard 's valley , ' v. cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement