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.

Yarnicombe

Other OS name in the Parish of Modbury

Historical Forms

  • Yornecumbe 1238 Ass
  • Yornecomb 1333 SR
  • Yernecomb 1306 Ass
  • Yeornecombe juxta Modbury 1345 Ass

Etymology

is Yornecumbe 1238Ass , Yornecomb 1333SR (p), Yernecomb 1306Ass (p),Yeornecombe juxta Modbury 1345Ass . ' Eagles' valley , ' v. earn , cumb . For the Y - , v. Introd. xxxiii .