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.

Whetcombe

Other OS name in the Parish of North Huish

Historical Forms

  • Wetecomb 1330 SR
  • Whetcombe 1594 Recov

Etymology

is Wetecomb 1330SR (p), Whetcombe 1594Recov . ' Wheat valley , ' v. cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement