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.

Orcombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Littleham

Historical Forms

  • Orecombe 1656 FF
  • High Land of Orcomb 1765 D

Etymology

is Orecombe 1656FF , High Land of Orcomb 1765 D .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement