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.

Wracombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Exminster

Historical Forms

  • Wracombe 1286 MinAcct 1542 Deed
  • Wraccomb 1589 SR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Wracombe 1286MinAcct (p),1542Deed , Wraccomb 1589SR .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement