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.

Westcombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Dunsford

Historical Forms

  • Westecomb 1333 SR

Etymology

was the home of Henry de Westecomb (1333SR ) . This is probably for earlier Bywestecomb , ' west ofthe valley , ' v. Introd. xxxvii .