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.

Bickleighscombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Ilfracombe

Historical Forms

  • Bykelyscombe 1443 FF
  • Bekillescombe 1561 Deed
  • de Bikeleghe 1321 Exon

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Bykelyscombe 1443FF . Bekillescombe 1561Deed , and is to be associated with the family ofRobert de Bikeleghe (1321 Exon) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement