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.

Boycombe Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Farway

Historical Forms

  • Boycumb 1278 Ass
  • Boycombe 1330 SR 1377 BM
  • Bwayecomb 1564 BM

Etymology

is Boycumb 1278Ass (p), Boycombe 1330SR (p), 1377 BM, Bwayecomb 1564 BM . v. Bystock supra 600 . Bway represents the Devon pronunciation of boy .