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.

Liscombe

Other OS name in the Parish of East Anstey

Historical Forms

  • Lillescomb 1285 Ass
  • Lillicomb 1333 SR

Etymology

is Lillescomb 1285Ass (p), Lillicomb 1333SR (p) . ' Lil 's valley , ' v. cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement