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.

Warnscombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Dunsford

Historical Forms

  • Wermiscombe 1330 SR
  • Warmescombe 1394 Ass

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Wermiscombe 1330SR (p), Warmescombe 1394Ass (p) . The first element may be a pers. name such as Wǣrmōd .