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.

Horscombe Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Malborough

Historical Forms

  • Horscumbe 1310 Ass
  • Horsecombe 1482 IpmR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Horscumbe 1310Ass , Horsecombe 1482 IpmR . ' Horse valley , ' v. cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement